Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Highsmith:
  • 34.475167, -77.981935
  • 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 Highsmith

• 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 Pender County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pender County
  • Since Highsmith is near New Hanover County and also Brunswick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for New Hanover County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Brunswick 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 Highsmith

Curious and Interesting Names Near Highsmith ...

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.

• Little Kelly
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Little Kelly is located in Pender County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Kelly
• Long Bluff Landing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Long Bluff Landing is located in Pender County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bluff Landing
• Long Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Long Creek is located in Pender County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
• Mooretown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Mooretown is located in Pender County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooretown
• Piney Wood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Piney Wood is located in Pender County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Wood
• Red Star Camp
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Red Star Camp is located in Pender County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Star Camp
• Rocky Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rocky Point is located in Pender County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Point <1>
• Rooks
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Rooks is located in Pender County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rooks
• Six Forks
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Six Forks is located in Pender County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Forks
• Skippers Corner
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Skippers Corner is located in New Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skippers Corner
• Stag Park
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Stag Park is located in Pender County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stag Park
• Still Bluff
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Still Bluff is located in Pender County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Bluff
• Twin Oak
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Twin Oak is located in Pender County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oak

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Highsmith and extending to:

• Burgaw, which is the Seat of Pender County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Highsmith to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>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 three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 309 miles [497.3 km] to the north (N). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,128 miles [9,862.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,815 miles [10,967.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,700 miles [7,563.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'