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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 Honey Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Honey Hill 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 Honey Hill:
    • 34.275447, -78.633070
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Honey Hill
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Honey Hill ...

We found four communities that share the name Honey Hill.

There is one other community in North Carolina which is also named Honey Hill.

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

  • Communities Located In North Carolina ...
    • Caldwell County
      • This Honey Hill is located in Caldwell County and lies 200 miles [321.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Honey Hill that is located in Columbus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Honey Hill.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Frederick County
      • This Honey Hill is located in Frederick County and lies 360 miles [579.4 km]<1> to the north of the Honey Hill that is located in Columbus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Honey Hill.
    • South Carolina
      • Berkeley County
      • This Honey Hill is located in Berkeley County and lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Honey Hill that is located in Columbus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of Honey Hill.
      • Charleston County
      • This Honey Hill is located in Charleston County and lies 130 miles [209.2 km] to the southwest of the Honey Hill that is located in Columbus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Honey Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Honey Hill ...

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.

  • Cypress Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
    • Cypress Creek is located in Columbus County
  • Halls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
    • Halls is located in Columbus County
  • Hallsboro
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsboro
    • Hallsboro is located in Columbus County
  • Mark Pine
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mark Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark Pine
    • Mark Pine is located in Columbus County
  • Needmore
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Needmore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
    • Needmore is located in Columbus County
  • Old Dock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Dock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dock
    • Old Dock is located in Columbus County
  • Pine Log
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Log have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log
    • Pine Log is located in Columbus County
  • Pleasant Plains
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
    • Pleasant Plains is located in Columbus County
  • Redbug
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbug
    • Redbug is located in Columbus County
  • Riverview
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
    • Riverview is located in Columbus County

How Far From Honey Hill to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Honey Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Whiteville, which is the Seat of Columbus County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Honey Hill 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 4 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 331 miles [532.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,165 miles [9,921.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,853 miles [11,028.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,738 miles [7,625.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Honey Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Columbus County: www.columbusco.org/main

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

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- Honey Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Honey Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2754, Longitude: -78.6331       In this case, the coordinates for Honey Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>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.
<4>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 Honey Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.972 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.981 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.954 degrees.









 

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