Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Coolvale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coolvale and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Coolvale

• Astronomy & Satellites ...
  • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
  • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Coolvale:
  • 33.966284, -78.035268
  • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Coolvale

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Brunswick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Brunswick County
  • Since Coolvale is near New Hanover County and also Columbus County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for New Hanover County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbus County

• Waymarking ...
  • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Coolvale

Curious and Interesting Names Near Coolvale ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

• Bald Head Island
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Bald Head Island is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Head Island
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 186 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bald Head Island <1>
• Boiling Spring Lakes
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Boiling Spring Lakes is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring Lakes
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,430 people
• Bolivia
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Bolivia is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivia
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bolivia <1>
• Half Hell
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Half Hell is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Hell
• Long Beach
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Long Beach is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
• Piney Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Piney Grove is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
• Sea Breeze
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Sea Breeze is located in New Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Breeze
• Sheephead Rock
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Sheephead Rock is located in New Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheephead Rock
• Suburb
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Suburb is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburb

How Far From Coolvale to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Coolvale to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Coolvale and extending to:

• Bolivia, which is the Seat of Brunswick County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Coolvale to Bolivia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 129 miles [207.6 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 344 miles [553.6 km] to the north (N). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,152 miles [9,900.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,837 miles [11,003.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,724 miles [7,602.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'