Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Seat Landing:
  • 35.296556, -76.584650
  • 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.
  • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Mill Seat Landing

• 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:
  • eBird sighting report for Pamlico County
  • Since Mill Seat Landing is near Beaufort County and also Hyde County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Beaufort County
  • eBird sighting report for Hyde 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:
  • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mill Seat Landing ...

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.

• Aurora
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
  • Aurora is located in Beaufort County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <1>
• Florence
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Florence is located in Pamlico County
• Jones
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
  • Jones is located in Beaufort County
• Lowland
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowland
  • Lowland is located in Pamlico County
• Lynch Beach
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynch Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Beach
  • Lynch Beach is located in Pamlico County
• Pine Crest
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
  • Pine Crest is located in Beaufort County
• Reads Chapel
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reads Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reads Chapel
  • Reads Chapel is located in Beaufort County
• Royal
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
  • Royal is located in Beaufort County
• Schoolhouse Landing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schoolhouse Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoolhouse Landing
  • Schoolhouse Landing is located in Beaufort County
• Spring Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
  • Spring Creek is located in Beaufort County
• Swan Corner
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swan Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Corner
  • Swan Corner is located in Pamlico County
• Vinegar Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vinegar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Hill
  • Vinegar Hill is located in Beaufort County

How Far From Mill Seat Landing 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 Seat Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Mill Seat Landing and extending to:

• Bayboro, which is the Seat of Pamlico County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mill Seat Landing to Bayboro, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 120 miles [193.1 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 249 miles [400.7 km] to the north (N). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,030 miles [9,704.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,717 miles [10,810 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,603 miles [7,407.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mill Seat Landing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Pamlico County: www.co.pamlico.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/