Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hestertown:
  • 34.597665, -78.995586
  • 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 Hestertown

• 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 Robeson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Robeson County
  • Since Hestertown is near Bladen County and also Columbus County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bladen 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 Hestertown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hestertown ...

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.

• Boardman
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Boardman is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
• Butters
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Butters is located in Bladen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butters
• Kingdale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Kingdale is located in Robeson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingdale
• Long Branch
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Long Branch is located in Robeson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
• Mayville Crossing
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mayville Crossing is located in Robeson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville Crossing
• Moss Neck
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Moss Neck is located in Robeson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Neck
• Piney Forest Crossroads
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Piney Forest Crossroads is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Forest Crossroads
• Pope Crossing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Pope Crossing is located in Robeson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope Crossing
• Powers
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Powers is located in Robeson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
• Saddletree
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Saddletree is located in Robeson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddletree

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

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

• Lumberton, which is the Seat of Robeson County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Hestertown 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 5 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 316 miles [508.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,167 miles [9,924.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,858 miles [11,036.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,741 miles [7,629.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'