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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 Maco, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Maco and the surrounding area.
- 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 Maco:
- 34.287113, -78.146107
- 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 Maco
- 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 Maco is near Columbus County and also Pender 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 Pender 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 Maco
Curious and Interesting Names Near Maco ...
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.
- Acme
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Acme is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Bishop
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bishop is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Byrdville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Byrdville is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrdville
- Cedar Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cedar Hill is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Delco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Easy Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Easy Hill is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easy Hill
- Flowers Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Flowers Corner is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Corner
- Freeman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Freeman is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Gooseneck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gooseneck is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooseneck
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Henrytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Henrytown is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrytown
- Long Bluff Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Long Bluff Landing is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bluff Landing
- Prosper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Prosper is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosper
- Sandy Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sandy Creek is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Still Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Still Bluff is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Bluff
- Town Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Town Creek is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
How Far From Maco 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 Maco to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Maco and extending to:
- Bolivia, which is the Seat of Brunswick County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Maco to Bolivia, 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 106 miles [170.6 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 324 miles [521.4 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,143 miles [9,886.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,830 miles [10,991.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,715 miles [7,588.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Maco) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Maco 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 Maco. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2871, Longitude: -78.1461 In this case, the coordinates for Maco have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.702 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.673 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.772 degrees. |
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