Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Delway, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Delway and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Delway
- 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 Delway:
- 34.800999, -78.213797
- 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 Delway
- 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 Sampson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Sampson County
- Since Delway is near Duplin County and also Bladen County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Duplin County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Delway ...
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.
- Butlers Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butlers Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Crossroads
- Butlers Crossroads is located in Sampson County
- Clear Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Fowler Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fowler Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Landing
- Fowler Landing is located in Bladen County
- Hickory Grove Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Grove Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove Crossroads
- Hickory Grove Crossroads is located in Bladen County
- Magnolia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Magnolia is located in Duplin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 951 people
- Murphytown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphytown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphytown
- Murphytown is located in Bladen County
- Rose Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Rose Hill is located in Duplin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,620 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rose Hill <2>
- Safe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Shanghai
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Sunnyside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Tomahawk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Delway 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 Delway to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Delway and extending to:
- Clinton, which is the Seat of Sampson County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Delway to Clinton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 71 miles [114.3 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 about three full days and walking would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 290 miles [466.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,124 miles [9,855.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,813 miles [10,964.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,697 miles [7,559.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Delway. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Delway) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Delway. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8010, Longitude: -78.2138 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Delway to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.731 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.782 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.632 degrees. |