Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mintz:
  • 34.894059, -78.477228
  • 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 Mintz

• 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 Sampson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sampson County
  • Since Mintz is near Cumberland County and also Bladen County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bladen 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 Mintz

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mintz ...

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.

• Bearskin
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Bearskin is located in Sampson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearskin
• Bonnetsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Bonnetsville is located in Sampson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnetsville
• Butlers Crossroads
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Butlers Crossroads is located in Sampson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Crossroads
• Halls Crossroads
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Halls Crossroads is located in Sampson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Crossroads
• Hickory Grove Crossroads
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Hickory Grove Crossroads is located in Bladen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove Crossroads
• Highsmiths
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Highsmiths is located in Sampson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highsmiths
• Kitty Fork
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Kitty Fork is located in Sampson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitty Fork
• Peters Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Peters Creek is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
• Piney Ridge
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Piney Ridge is located in Sampson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge
• Snow Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Snow Hill is located in Sampson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill

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

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

• Clinton, which is the Seat of Sampson County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mintz to Clinton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 61 miles [98.2 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 287 miles [461.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 6,131 miles [9,866.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,822 miles [10,978.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,705 miles [7,572 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'