Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ezzelltown:
  • 34.665447, -78.202217
  • 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 Ezzelltown

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sampson County
  • Since Ezzelltown is near Pender County and also Duplin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pender County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Duplin 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 Ezzelltown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ezzelltown ...

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.

• Clear Run
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Clear Run is located in Sampson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Run
• Fowler Landing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Fowler Landing is located in Bladen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Landing
• Ivanhoe
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Ivanhoe is located in Sampson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
• Murphytown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Murphytown is located in Bladen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphytown
• Piney Wood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Piney Wood is located in Pender County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Wood
• Reb Kee
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Reb Kee is located in Pender County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reb Kee
• Safe
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Safe is located in Duplin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safe
• Shanghai
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Shanghai is located in Sampson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai
• Sunnyside
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Sunnyside is located in Pender County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
• Tomahawk
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Tomahawk is located in Sampson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk

How Far From Ezzelltown to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Ezzelltown and extending to:

• Clinton, which is the Seat of Sampson County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ezzelltown to Clinton, with an average speed<2> 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 most of a day.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 80 miles [128.7 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 most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 299 miles [481.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,129 miles [9,863.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,818 miles [10,972.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,702 miles [7,567.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'