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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 Midway Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Midway Park 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 Midway Park:
- 34.725996, -77.341348
- 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 Midway Park
- 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 Onslow County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Onslow County
- Since Midway Park is near Carteret County and also Jones County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carteret 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 Midway Park
Communities Also Named Midway Park ...
We found five communities that are also named Midway Park.
Within North Carolina, the name Midway Park is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- Sussex County
- This Midway Park is located in Sussex County and lies 302 miles [486 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Midway Park that is located in Onslow County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Midway Park.
- Florida
- Seminole County
- This Midway Park is located in Seminole County and lies 474 miles [762.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Midway Park that is located in Onslow County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Seminole County community of Midway Park.
- New York
- Chautauqua County
- This Midway Park is located in Chautauqua County and lies 528 miles [849.7 km]<1> to the north of the Midway Park that is located in Onslow County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chautauqua County community of Midway Park.
- Orange County
- This Midway Park is located in Orange County and lies 490 miles [788.6 km] to the north northeast of the Midway Park that is located in Onslow County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Midway Park.
- Saratoga County
- This Midway Park is located in Saratoga County and lies 592 miles [952.7 km] to the north northeast of the Midway Park that is located in Onslow County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saratoga County community of Midway Park.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Midway Park ...
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.
- Branchwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Branchwood is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchwood
- College Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- College Park is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- Forest Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Grove is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
- Georgetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Georgetown is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Hawkside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hawkside is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkside
- Houston Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Houston Heights is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Heights
- Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Piney Green
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Piney Green is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Green
- Pumpkin Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pumpkin Center is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
- Walnut Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Creek is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek
- Willow Woods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Woods is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Woods
How Far From Midway Park 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 Midway Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Midway Park and extending to:
- Jacksonville, which is the Seat of Onslow County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Midway Park 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 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 288 miles [463.5 km] to the north (N). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,088 miles [9,797.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,775 miles [10,903.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,661 miles [7,501.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Midway Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Midway Park 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 Midway Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7260, Longitude: -77.3413 In this case, the coordinates for Midway Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.247 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.217 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.333 degrees. |
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