Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Grissettown:
  • 33.946561, -78.502231
  • 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 Grissettown

• 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 Grissettown is near Horry County and also Columbus County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Horry 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 Grissettown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Grissettown ...

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.

• Brick Landing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Brick Landing is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Landing
• Cedar Bay
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Cedar Bay is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bay
• Cool Run
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Cool Run is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Run
• Honey Pond
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Honey Pond is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Pond
• Longwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Longwood is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
• Red Bug
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Red Bug is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bug
• Seaside
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Seaside is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaside
• Shady Forest
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Shady Forest is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Forest
• Sunset Beach
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Sunset Beach is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,172 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunset Beach <1>

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

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

• Bolivia, which is the Seat of Brunswick County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Grissettown to Bolivia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day 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 126 miles [202.8 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 351 miles [564.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,174 miles [9,936.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,860 miles [11,040.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,746 miles [7,637.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'