Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Grays Creek:
  • 34.960165, -78.844190
  • 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 Grays Creek

• 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
  • Since Grays Creek is near Robeson County and also Bladen County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Robeson 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 Grays Creek

Curious and Interesting Names Near Grays Creek ...

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.

• Cedar Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Creek is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
• Creekbend
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Creekbend is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekbend
• Crossgates
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Crossgates is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgates
• Decker Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Decker Heights is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker Heights
• Heritage Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Heritage Heights is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Heights
• Hope Mills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Hope Mills is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Mills
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,848 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope Mills <1>
• Legion Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Legion Park is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legion Park
• Lena
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lena is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
• Phoenician Woods
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Phoenician Woods is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenician Woods
• Vineland Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Vineland Park is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland Park
• Williams Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Williams Village is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Village

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

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

• Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Grays Creek to Raleigh, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 289 miles [465.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 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 6,837 miles [11,003.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,719 miles [7,594.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'