Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Montford Point:
  • 34.724330, -77.414407
  • 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 Montford Point

• 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 Montford Point is near Carteret County and also Duplin 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 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 Montford Point

Curious and Interesting Names Near Montford Point ...

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 north)
  • Branchwood is located in Onslow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchwood
• College Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • College Park is located in Onslow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
• Forest Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Forest Grove is located in Onslow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
• Georgetown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Georgetown is located in Onslow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Hawkside
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hawkside is located in Onslow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkside
• Houston Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Houston Heights is located in Onslow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Heights
• Oak Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Oak Grove is located in Onslow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Paradise Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Paradise Park is located in Onslow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Park
• Piney Green
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Piney Green is located in Onslow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Green
• Pumpkin Center
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pumpkin Center is located in Onslow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
• Tar Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Tar Landing is located in Onslow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Landing
• Walnut Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Walnut Creek is located in Onslow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek
• Willow Woods
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Willow Woods is located in Onslow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Woods

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

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

• Jacksonville, which is the Seat of Onslow County, lies just to the North.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Montford Point 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 three full 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 6,092 miles [9,804.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,778 miles [10,908.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,664 miles [7,506 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'