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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 Mollie, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mollie 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 Mollie:
    • 34.151281, -78.740574
    • 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 Mollie
  • 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 Columbus County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbus County
    • Since Mollie is near Horry County and also Brunswick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Horry County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Brunswick 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 Mollie

Communities Also Named Mollie ...

We found two communities that are also named Mollie.

Within North Carolina, the name Mollie is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Choctaw County
      • This Mollie is located in Choctaw County and lies 566 miles [910.9 km]<1> to the west of the Mollie that is located in Columbus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Choctaw County community of Mollie.
    • Indiana
      • Blackford County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Mollie [Blackford County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mollie ...

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.

  • Cribb Town
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cribb Town is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cribb Town
  • Cypress Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Cypress Creek is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
  • Guide
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Guide is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guide
  • Guideway
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Guideway is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guideway
  • Ironhill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Ironhill is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhill
  • Needmore
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Needmore is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
  • New Life
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • New Life is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Life
  • Pine Level
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pine Level is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
  • Sandy Plain
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Sandy Plain is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Plain
  • Snowhill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Snowhill is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowhill
  • Vinegar Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Vinegar Hill is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Hill

How Far From Mollie to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Mollie to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mollie and extending to:

  • Whiteville, which is the Seat of Columbus County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Mollie to Whiteville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 112 miles [180.2 km] to the north (N). 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 341 miles [548.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,175 miles [9,937.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,863 miles [11,044.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,748 miles [7,641.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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- Mollie) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mollie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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.
<4>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 Mollie 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 Mollie. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1513, Longitude: -78.7406       In this case, the coordinates for Mollie have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.033 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.033 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.033 degrees.