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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 Henrytown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Henrytown 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 Henrytown:
    • 34.173226, -78.107494
    • 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 Henrytown
  • 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 Henrytown is near Columbus County and also New Hanover County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbus County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for New Hanover 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 Henrytown

Communities Also Named Henrytown ...

We found three communities that are also named Henrytown.

Within North Carolina, the name Henrytown is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Minnesota
      • Fillmore County
      • This Henrytown is located in Fillmore County and lies 985 miles [1,585.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Henrytown that is located in Brunswick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fillmore County community of Henrytown.
    • Missouri
      • Camden County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Camden County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Henrytown.
    • Virginia
      • Smyth County
      • This Henrytown is located in Smyth County and lies 278 miles [447.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Henrytown that is located in Brunswick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smyth County community of Henrytown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Henrytown ...

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.

  • Bishop
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Bishop is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
  • Boiling Spring Lakes
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Boiling Spring Lakes is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring Lakes
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,430 people
  • Bolivia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Hill is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
  • Easy Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Easy Hill is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easy Hill
  • Flowers Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Flowers Corner is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Corner
  • Half Hell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Half Hell is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Hell
  • Piney Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Piney Grove is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
  • Prosper
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Prosper is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosper
  • Russells Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Russells Creek is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russells Creek
  • Sandy Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Sandy Creek is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
  • Sunset Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Sunset Park is located in New Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Park
  • Town Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Town Creek is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek

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

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

  • Bolivia, which is the Seat of Brunswick County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Henrytown to Raleigh, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 331 miles [532.7 km] to the north (N). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,146 miles [9,891 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,832 miles [10,995 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,718 miles [7,592.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Henrytown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Henrytown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Henrytown 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 Henrytown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1732, Longitude: -78.1075       In this case, the coordinates for Henrytown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.682 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.633 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.794 degrees.