Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mesic:
  • 35.202557, -76.647892
  • 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 Mesic

• 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 Pamlico County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pamlico County
  • Since Mesic is near Beaufort County and also Carteret County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Beaufort County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carteret 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 Mesic

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mesic ...

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.

• Alliance
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Alliance is located in Pamlico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 759 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alliance <1>
• Florence
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Florence is located in Pamlico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
• Jones
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jones is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
• Lowland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Lowland is located in Pamlico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowland
• Lynch Beach
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lynch Beach is located in Pamlico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Beach
• Mill Seat Landing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mill Seat Landing is located in Pamlico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Seat Landing
• Reads Chapel
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Reads Chapel is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reads Chapel
• Royal
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Royal is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
• Spring Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Spring Creek is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
• Stonewall
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Stonewall is located in Pamlico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Stonewall
  • From Mesic to Stonewall
• Swan Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Swan Corner is located in Pamlico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Corner
• Vinegar Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Vinegar Hill is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Hill

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

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

• Bayboro, which is the Seat of Pamlico County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 118 miles [189.9 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Mesic to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 256 miles [412 km] to the north (N). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,037 miles [9,715.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,724 miles [10,821.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,609 miles [7,417.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'