Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Moss Neck:
  • 34.667385, -79.152814
  • 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 Moss Neck

• 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 Robeson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Robeson County
  • Since Moss Neck is near Hoke County and also Dillon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hoke County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dillon 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 Moss Neck

Communities Also Named Moss Neck ...

We found one communities that are also named Moss Neck.

Within North Carolina, the name Moss Neck is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Moss Neck in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Virginia
    • Caroline County
    • This Moss Neck is located in Caroline County and lies 266 miles [428.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Moss Neck that is located in Robeson County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caroline County community of Moss Neck.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Moss Neck ...

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.

• Echo
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Echo is located in Robeson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
• Five Forks
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Five Forks is located in Robeson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Floral College
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Floral College is located in Robeson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral College
• Kingdale
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Kingdale is located in Robeson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingdale
• Long Branch
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Long Branch is located in Robeson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
• Pope Crossing
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pope Crossing is located in Robeson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope Crossing
• Powers
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Powers is located in Robeson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
• Prospect
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Prospect is located in Robeson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
• Red Banks
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Red Banks is located in Robeson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Banks
• Red Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Red Springs is located in Robeson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,237 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Springs <2>
• Saddletree
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Saddletree is located in Robeson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddletree

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

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

• Lumberton, which is the Seat of Robeson County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Moss Neck to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>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 5 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 314 miles [505.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,171 miles [9,931.3 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 4,745 miles [7,636.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'