Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cribb Town, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cribb Town and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cribb Town
- 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 Cribb Town:
- 34.211280, -78.798076
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Cribb Town
- 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 Columbus County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Columbus County
- Since Cribb Town is near Horry County and also Brunswick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Horry County
- eBird sighting report for Brunswick 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cribb Town ...
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.
- Cedar Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Columbus County
- Grist
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grist
- Grist is located in Columbus County
- Howard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Ironhill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Needmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - New Life
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Nobles Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nobles Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobles Crossing
- Nobles Crossing is located in Columbus County
- Peacocks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Pine Log
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Pleasant Plains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Pleasant Plains is located in Columbus County
- Potters Curve
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potters Curve have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Curve
- Potters Curve is located in Columbus County
- Roseland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Sandy Plain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Plain
- Sandy Plain is located in Columbus County
- Snowhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Vinegar Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vinegar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Hill
- Vinegar Hill is located in Columbus County
- Pleasant Plains
How Far From Cribb Town to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Cribb Town to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Cribb Town and extending to:
- Whiteville, which is the Seat of Columbus County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cribb Town to Whiteville, 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 108 miles [173.8 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 338 miles [544 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 6,175 miles [9,937.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,864 miles [11,046.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,748 miles [7,641.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cribb Town. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Columbus County: www.columbusco.org/main
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cribb Town) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cribb Town. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2113, Longitude: -78.7981 In this case, the coordinates for Cribb Town have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Cribb Town to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.065 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.078 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.035 degrees. |