Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Delco:
  • 34.315724, -78.224721
  • 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 Delco

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbus County
  • Since Delco is near Brunswick County and also Bladen County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Brunswick County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bladen 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 Delco

Curious and Interesting Names Near Delco ...

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.

• Acme
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Acme is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
• Bolton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Bolton is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bolton <1>
• Byrdville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Byrdville is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrdville
• Flowers Corner
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Flowers Corner is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Corner
• Freeman
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Freeman is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
• Goose Hollow
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Goose Hollow is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Hollow
• Gooseneck
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Gooseneck is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooseneck
• Long Bluff Landing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Long Bluff Landing is located in Pender County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bluff Landing
• Prosper
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Prosper is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosper
• Red Star Camp
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Red Star Camp is located in Pender County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Star Camp
• Ricefield
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Ricefield is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricefield
• Sandy Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Sandy Creek is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
• Still Bluff
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Still Bluff is located in Pender County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Bluff

How Far From Delco 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 Delco to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Whiteville, which is the Seat of Columbus County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Delco to Whiteville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 103 miles [165.8 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 323 miles [519.8 km] to the north (N). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,145 miles [9,889.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,832 miles [10,995 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,718 miles [7,592.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'