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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 Half Moon Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Half Moon Heights 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 Half Moon Heights:
- 34.817385, -77.452464
- 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 Half Moon Heights
- 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 Onslow County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Onslow County
- Since Half Moon Heights is near Duplin County and also Jones County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Duplin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jones 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 Half Moon Heights
Curious and Interesting Names Near Half Moon Heights ...
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.
- Branchwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Branchwood is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchwood
- Cedar Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cedar Creek is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- College Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- College Park is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- Forest Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Grove is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
- Greystone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greystone is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone
- Gum Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gum Branch is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Branch
- Half Moon
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Half Moon is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Moon
- Hawkside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hawkside is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkside
- Houston Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Houston Heights is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Heights
- Indian Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Indian Springs is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Pumpkin Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pumpkin Center is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Raintree
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Raintree is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree
- Shamrock Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Shamrock Village is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Village
- Tar Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tar Landing is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Landing
- Willow Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Woods is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Woods
How Far From Half Moon Heights 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 Half Moon Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Half Moon Heights and extending to:
- Jacksonville, which is the Seat of Onslow County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Half Moon Heights to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 282 miles [453.8 km] to the north (N). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,089 miles [9,799.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,777 miles [10,906.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,662 miles [7,502.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Half Moon Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Half Moon Heights 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 Half Moon Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8174, Longitude: -77.4525 In this case, the coordinates for Half Moon Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.307 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.299 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.343 degrees. |
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