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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 Mill Pond Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mill Pond Village 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 Mill Pond Village:
- 34.840163, -77.466076
- 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 Mill Pond Village
- 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 Mill Pond Village is near Jones County and also Duplin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jones County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Duplin 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 Mill Pond Village
Communities Also Named Mill Pond Village ...
We found two communities that are also named Mill Pond Village.
Within North Carolina, the name Mill Pond Village is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- Hartford County
- This Mill Pond Village is located in Hartford County and lies 556 miles [894.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Mill Pond Village that is located in Onslow County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hartford County community of Mill Pond Village.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Mill Pond Village is located in Hillsborough County and lies 555 miles [893.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Mill Pond Village that is located in Onslow County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Mill Pond Village.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mill Pond Village ...
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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Branchwood is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchwood
- Catherine Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Catherine Lake is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine Lake
- Cedar Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cedar Creek is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Forest Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Grove is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
- Francktown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Francktown is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francktown
- Greystone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greystone is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone
- Gum Branch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gum Branch is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Branch
- Half Moon
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Half Moon is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Moon
- Houston Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Houston Heights is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Heights
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Indian Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Springs is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Raintree
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Raintree is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree
- Shamrock Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Shamrock Village is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Village
- Tar Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tar Landing is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Landing
- Willow Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Woods is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Woods
How Far From Mill Pond Village 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 Mill Pond Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mill Pond Village and extending to:
- Jacksonville, which is the Seat of Onslow County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Mill Pond Village 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 most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 281 miles [452.2 km] to the north (N). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,089 miles [9,799.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,776 miles [10,904.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,662 miles [7,502.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mill Pond Village) 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 Mill Pond Village 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 Mill Pond Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8402, Longitude: -77.4661 In this case, the coordinates for Mill Pond Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.314 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.31 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.341 degrees. |
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