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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Pender County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
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) - Fowler Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- 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
- Ivanhoe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Murphytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- 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
- Piney Wood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Wood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Wood
- Piney Wood is located in Pender County
- Reb Kee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Safe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Shanghai
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Sunnyside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Tomahawk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Ezzelltown 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 Ezzelltown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Ezzelltown and extending to:
- Clinton, which is the Seat of Sampson County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ezzelltown to Clinton, with an average speed<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,702 miles [7,567.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ezzelltown. 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ezzelltown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ezzelltown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6654, Longitude: -78.2022 In this case, the coordinates for Ezzelltown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Ezzelltown 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 308.727 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.758 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.671 degrees. |