Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 McArthur Manor:
  • 35.355162, -78.005266
  • 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 McArthur Manor

• 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
  • Since McArthur Manor is near Johnston County and also Lenoir County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Johnston County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lenoir 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 McArthur Manor

Curious and Interesting Names Near McArthur Manor ...

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.

• Foxfire
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Foxfire is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
• Green Meadows
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Green Meadows is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
• Greenleaf
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Greenleaf is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
• Irongate
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Irongate is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irongate
• Mimosa Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mimosa Park is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimosa Park
• Pleasant View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant View is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
• Ravenwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Ravenwood is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
• Rosewood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Rosewood is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
• Sandy Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sandy Springs is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
• Spring Hope
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Spring Hope is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hope
• Teakwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Teakwood is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teakwood
• Tiffany Gardens
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Tiffany Gardens is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany Gardens

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

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

• Goldsboro, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 46 miles [74 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from McArthur Manor to Raleigh, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 250 miles [402.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,091 miles [9,802.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,782 miles [10,914.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,665 miles [7,507.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'