Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 McKenzie Woods:
  • 34.338780, -78.699739
  • 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 McKenzie Woods

• 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 Columbus County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbus County
  • Since McKenzie Woods is near Bladen County and also Brunswick 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 Brunswick 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 McKenzie Woods

Curious and Interesting Names Near McKenzie Woods ...

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.

• Farmers Union
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Farmers Union is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Union
• Halls
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Halls is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
• Hallsboro
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Hallsboro is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsboro
• Honey Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Honey Hill is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Hill
• Peacocks
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Peacocks is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacocks
• Pine Log
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Pine Log is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log
• Pleasant Plains
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Plains is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
• Potters Curve
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Potters Curve is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Curve
• Redbug
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Redbug is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbug

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

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

• Whiteville, which is the Seat of Columbus County, lies just to the West.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from McKenzie Woods to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>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 three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 327 miles [526.3 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<3> 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).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,854 miles [11,030.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,739 miles [7,626.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'