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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 Haws Run, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Haws Run 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 Haws Run:
    • 34.694610, -77.552469
    • 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 Haws Run
  • 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 Haws Run is near Pender County and also Duplin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pender County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Duplin 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 Haws Run

Curious and Interesting Names Near Haws Run ...

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
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Branchwood is located in Onslow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchwood
  • Catherine Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Catherine Lake is located in Onslow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine Lake
  • Cedar Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Creek is located in Onslow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
  • Cypress Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Cypress Creek is located in Duplin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
  • Forest Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Forest Grove is located in Onslow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
  • Georgetown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Georgetown is located in Onslow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Greystone
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Greystone is located in Onslow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone
  • Half Moon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Half Moon is located in Onslow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Moon
  • Hawkside
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hawkside is located in Onslow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkside
  • Houston Heights
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Houston Heights is located in Onslow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Heights
  • Maple Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Maple Hill is located in Pender County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
  • Oak Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Oak Grove is located in Onslow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Paradise Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Paradise Park is located in Onslow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Park
    • Raintree
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Raintree is located in Onslow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree
    • Shamrock Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Shamrock Village is located in Onslow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Village
    • Tar Landing
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Tar Landing is located in Onslow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Landing
    • Willow Woods
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Willow Woods is located in Onslow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Woods

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Haws Run and extending to:

  • Jacksonville, which is the Seat of Onslow County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Haws Run to Jacksonville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 96 miles [154.5 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 three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 291 miles [468.3 km] to the north (N). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,099 miles [9,815.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,786 miles [10,921 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,672 miles [7,518.9 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Haws Run) 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 Haws Run 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 Haws Run. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6946, Longitude: -77.5525       In this case, the coordinates for Haws Run have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.365 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.347 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.421 degrees.