Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Horse Neck:
  • 34.818776, -78.910860
  • 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 Horse Neck

• 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 Horse Neck is near Bladen County and also Cumberland 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 Cumberland 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 Horse Neck

Curious and Interesting Names Near Horse Neck ...

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.

• Creekbend
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Creekbend is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekbend
• Decker Heights
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Decker Heights is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker Heights
• Grays Creek
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Grays Creek is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Creek
• Hope Mills
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Hope Mills is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Mills
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,848 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope Mills <1>
• Jerome
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jerome is located in Bladen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
• Lena
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Lena is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
• Lumber Bridge
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Lumber Bridge is located in Robeson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber Bridge
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
• Mayville Crossing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Mayville Crossing is located in Robeson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville Crossing
• Newlight
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Newlight is located in Bladen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlight
• Powers
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Powers is located in Robeson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
• Saddletree
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Saddletree is located in Robeson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddletree
• Tar Heel
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Tar Heel is located in Bladen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Heel
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tar Heel <1>
• Timberlake
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Timberlake is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake

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

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

• Lumberton, which is the Seat of Robeson County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Horse Neck to Lumberton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 68 miles [109.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 300 miles [482.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,154 miles [9,903.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,845 miles [11,016 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,728 miles [7,609 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'