Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Maplecypress:
  • 35.325996, -77.299126
  • 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 Maplecypress

• 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 Craven County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Craven County
  • Since Maplecypress is near Pitt County and also Jones County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pitt County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jones 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 Maplecypress

Curious and Interesting Names Near Maplecypress ...

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.

• Cove City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Cove City is located in Craven County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people
• Dover
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Dover is located in Craven County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
• Helens Crossroads
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Helens Crossroads is located in Pitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helens Crossroads
• Honolulu
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Honolulu is located in Craven County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honolulu
• Jasper
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jasper is located in Craven County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
• Littlefield
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Littlefield is located in Pitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield
• Perfection
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Perfection is located in Jones County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perfection
• Pleasant Ridge
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Ridge is located in Pitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
• Stokestown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Stokestown is located in Pitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokestown
• Tick Bite
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Tick Bite is located in Lenoir County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tick Bite
• Wintergreen
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Wintergreen is located in Craven County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintergreen

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

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

• New Bern, which is the Seat of Craven County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Maplecypress to New Bern, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 81 miles [130.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 247 miles [397.5 km] to the north (N). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,061 miles [9,754.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,750 miles [10,863.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,634 miles [7,457.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'