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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Funston, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Funston and the surrounding area.
- 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 Funston:
- 34.101005, -78.026935
- 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 Funston
- 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 Brunswick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Brunswick County
- Since Funston is near New Hanover County and also Columbus County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for New Hanover County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Columbus 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 Funston
Communities Also Named Funston ...
We found ten communities that are also named Funston.
Within North Carolina, the name Funston is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Faulkner County
- This Funston is located in Faulkner County and lies 807 miles [1,298.7 km]<1> to the west of the Funston that is located in Brunswick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Faulkner County community of Funston.
- Colorado
- Garfield County
- This Funston is located in Garfield County and lies 1,655 miles [2,663.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Funston that is located in Brunswick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garfield County community of Funston.
- Georgia
- Colquitt County
- This Funston is located in Colquitt County and lies 394 miles [634.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Funston that is located in Brunswick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colquitt County community of Funston.
- Kansas
- Allen County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Funston [Allen County].
- Geary County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Funston [Geary County].
- Kentucky
- McCreary County
- This Funston is located in McCreary County and lies 407 miles [655 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Funston that is located in Brunswick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McCreary County community of Funston.
- Louisiana
- De Soto Parish
- This Funston is located in De Soto Parish and lies 932 miles [1,499.9 km]<1> to the west of the Funston that is located in Brunswick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the De Soto Parish community of Funston.
- North Dakota
- McHenry County
- This Funston is located in McHenry County and lies 1,494 miles [2,404.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Funston that is located in Brunswick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McHenry County community of Funston.
- Ohio
- Clermont County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Clermont County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clermont County community of Funston.
- Texas
- Jones County
- This Funston is located in Jones County and lies 1,255 miles [2,019.7 km]<1> to the west of the Funston that is located in Brunswick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jones County community of Funston.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Funston ...
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.
- Arrowhead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arrowhead is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Bishop
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bishop is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Boiling Spring Lakes
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Boiling Spring Lakes is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,430 people
- Bolivia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Easy Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Easy Hill is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easy Hill
- Echo Farms
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Echo Farms is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Farms
- Half Hell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Half Hell is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Hell
- Henrytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Henrytown is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrytown
- Russells Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Russells Creek is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russells Creek
- Sea Breeze
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sea Breeze is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Breeze
- Silver Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Lake is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Sunset Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Park is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Park
- Town Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Town Creek is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
How Far From Funston 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 Funston to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Funston and extending to:
- Bolivia, which is the Seat of Brunswick County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Funston to Raleigh, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 335 miles [539.1 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,146 miles [9,891 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,831 miles [10,993.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,718 miles [7,592.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Funston) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Funston could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Funston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Funston to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Funston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1010, Longitude: -78.0269 In this case, the coordinates for Funston have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.638 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.573 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.787 degrees. |
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