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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 Haw Branch, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Haw Branch and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Haw Branch:
    • 34.936552, -77.631638
    • 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 Haw Branch
  • 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 Haw Branch 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 Haw Branch

Communities Also Named Haw Branch ...

We found two communities that are also named Haw Branch.

There is one other community in North Carolina that is also named Haw Branch.

Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Haw Branch in the United States.

  • Communities Located In North Carolina ...
    • Moore County
      • This Haw Branch is located in Moore County and lies 105 miles [169 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Haw Branch that is located in Onslow County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Moore County community of Haw Branch.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Virginia
      • Amelia County
      • This Haw Branch is located in Amelia County and lies 172 miles [276.8 km]<1> to the north of the Haw Branch that is located in Onslow County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Amelia County community of Haw Branch.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Haw Branch ...

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.

  • Cabin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Cabin is located in Duplin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin
  • Catherine Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Catherine Lake is located in Onslow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine Lake
  • Catherine Square
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Catherine Square is located in Duplin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine Square
  • Cedar Fork
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar Fork is located in Duplin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Fork
  • Comfort
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Comfort is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
  • Fountain
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Fountain is located in Duplin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
  • Francktown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Francktown is located in Onslow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francktown
  • Gregory Forks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Gregory Forks is located in Onslow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Forks
  • Gum Branch
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Gum Branch is located in Onslow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Branch
  • Jarmantown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jarmantown is located in Onslow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarmantown
  • Pleasant Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Potters Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Potters Hill is located in Duplin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Hill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Haw Branch and extending to:

  • Jacksonville, which is the Seat of Onslow County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Haw Branch to Jacksonville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 81 miles [130.4 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 275 miles [442.6 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 6,092 miles [9,804.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,781 miles [10,913 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,665 miles [7,507.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Haw Branch) 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 Haw Branch 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 Haw Branch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9366, Longitude: -77.6316       In this case, the coordinates for Haw Branch have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.403 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.427 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.37 degrees.