Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mount Olive, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mount Olive and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mount Olive
- 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 Mount Olive:
- 34.588226, -78.586678
- 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 Mount Olive
- 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 Bladen County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bladen County
- Since Mount Olive is near Columbus County and also Robeson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Columbus County
- eBird sighting report for Robeson 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
Communities Also Named Mount Olive ...
We found 57 communities that share the name Mount Olive.
There are six communities within North Carolina that are also named Mount Olive.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another 51 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Catawba County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Mount Olive [Catawba County].
- Columbus County
- This Mount Olive is located in Columbus County and lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the southwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Bladen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbus County community of Mount Olive.
- Henderson County
- This Mount Olive is located in Henderson County and lies 224 miles [360.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Bladen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Mount Olive.
- Hyde County
- This Mount Olive is located in Hyde County and lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Mount Olive that is located in Bladen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hyde County community of Mount Olive.
- Stokes County
- This Mount Olive is located in Stokes County and lies 155 miles [249.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Bladen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stokes County community of Mount Olive.
- Wayne County
- This Mount Olive is located in Wayne County and lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Mount Olive that is located in Bladen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Mount Olive.
- Catawba County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Blount County
- This Mount Olive is located in Blount County and lies 466 miles [750 km]<2> to the west of the Mount Olive that is located in Bladen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Mount Olive.
- Butler County
- This Mount Olive is located in Butler County and lies 520 miles [836.9 km] to the west southwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Bladen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Mount Olive.
- Calhoun County
- This Mount Olive is located in Calhoun County and lies 432 miles [695.2 km] to the west of the Mount Olive that is located in Bladen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Mount Olive.
- Coosa County
- This Mount Olive is located in Coosa County and lies 445 miles [716.2 km] to the west of the Mount Olive that is located in Bladen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coosa County community of Mount Olive.
- DeKalb County
- This Mount Olive is located in DeKalb County and lies 399 miles [642.1 km] to the west of the Mount Olive that is located in Bladen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Mount Olive.
- Jefferson County
- This Mount Olive is located in Jefferson County and lies 476 miles [766 km] to the west of the Mount Olive that is located in Bladen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Mount Olive.
- Lauderdale County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Mount Olive [Lauderdale County].
- Marshall County
- This Mount Olive is located in Marshall County and lies 453 miles [729 km] to the west of the Mount Olive that is located in Bladen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Mount Olive.
- Randolph County
- This Mount Olive is located in Randolph County and lies 407 miles [655 km] to the west southwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Bladen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Mount Olive.
- Tuscaloosa County
- This Mount Olive is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 526 miles [846.5 km] to the west of the Mount Olive that is located in Bladen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Mount Olive.
- Arkansas
- Ashley County
- This Mount Olive is located in Ashley County and lies 753 miles [1,211.8 km]<2> to the west of the Mount Olive that is located in Bladen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashley County community of Mount Olive.
- Bradley County
- This Mount Olive is located in Bradley County and lies 774 miles [1,245.6 km] to the west of the Mount Olive that is located in Bladen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradley County community of Mount Olive.
- Faulkner County
- This Mount Olive is located in Faulkner County and lies 791 miles [1,273 km] to the west of the Mount Olive that is located in Bladen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Faulkner County community of Mount Olive.
- Howard County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Mount Olive [Howard County].
- Izard County
- This Mount Olive is located in Izard County and lies 766 miles [1,232.8 km] to the west northwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Bladen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Izard County community of Mount Olive.
- Poinsett County
- This Mount Olive is located in Poinsett County and lies 671 miles [1,079.9 km] to the west of the Mount Olive that is located in Bladen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Poinsett County community of Mount Olive.
- Washington County
- This Mount Olive is located in Washington County and lies 870 miles [1,400.1 km] to the west of the Mount Olive that is located in Bladen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Mount Olive.
- Florida
- Marion County
- This Mount Olive is located in Marion County and lies 430 miles [692 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Bladen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Mount Olive.
- Georgia
- Thomas County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Mount Olive [Thomas County].
- Twiggs County
- This Mount Olive is located in Twiggs County and lies 308 miles [495.7 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Bladen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Twiggs County community of Mount Olive.
- Illinois
- Macoupin County
- This Mount Olive is located in Macoupin County and lies 688 miles [1,107.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Bladen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macoupin County community of Mount Olive.
- Indiana
- Martin County
- This Mount Olive is located in Martin County and lies 534 miles [859.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Bladen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Martin County community of Mount Olive.
- Kansas
- Leavenworth County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Mount Olive [Leavenworth County].
- Kentucky
- Casey County
- This Mount Olive is located in Casey County and lies 392 miles [630.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Bladen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Casey County community of Mount Olive.
- Lee County
- This Mount Olive is located in Lee County and lies 354 miles [569.7 km] to the northwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Bladen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Mount Olive.
- Louisiana
- Bienville Parish
- This Mount Olive is located in Bienville Parish and lies 832 miles [1,339 km]<2> to the west of the Mount Olive that is located in Bladen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bienville Parish community of Mount Olive.
- Lincoln Parish
- This Mount Olive is located in Lincoln Parish and lies 820 miles [1,319.7 km] to the west of the Mount Olive that is located in Bladen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln Parish community of Mount Olive.
- Maryland
- Carroll County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Mount Olive [Carroll County].
- Mississippi
- Amite County
- This Mount Olive is located in Amite County and lies 736 miles [1,184.5 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Bladen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Amite County community of Mount Olive.
- Covington County
- This Mount Olive is located in Covington County and lies 668 miles [1,075 km] to the west southwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Bladen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Covington County community of Mount Olive.
- Franklin County
- This Mount Olive is located in Franklin County and lies 748 miles [1,203.8 km] to the west southwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Bladen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Mount Olive.
- Jones County
- This Mount Olive is located in Jones County and lies 635 miles [1,021.9 km] to the west southwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Bladen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jones County community of Mount Olive.
- Missouri
- Johnson County
- This Mount Olive is located in Johnson County and lies 886 miles [1,425.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Bladen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Mount Olive.
- Saint Louis City
- Although located in Saint Louis City, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis City community of Mount Olive.
- New Jersey
- Morris County
- This Mount Olive is located in Morris County and lies 480 miles [772.5 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Mount Olive that is located in Bladen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morris County community of Mount Olive.
- Ohio
- Clermont County
- This Mount Olive is located in Clermont County and lies 425 miles [684 km]<2> to the northwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Bladen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clermont County community of Mount Olive.
- South Carolina
- Horry County
- This Mount Olive is located in Horry County and lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<2> to the southwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Bladen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Mount Olive.
- Laurens County
- This Mount Olive is located in Laurens County and lies 203 miles [326.7 km] to the west of the Mount Olive that is located in Bladen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Laurens County community of Mount Olive.
- Tennessee
- Grundy County
- This Mount Olive is located in Grundy County and lies 406 miles [653.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Bladen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grundy County community of Mount Olive.
- Knox County
- This Mount Olive is located in Knox County and lies 315 miles [506.9 km] to the west northwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Bladen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Mount Olive.
- Marion County
- This Mount Olive is located in Marion County and lies 396 miles [637.3 km] to the west of the Mount Olive that is located in Bladen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Mount Olive.
- Rutherford County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Mount Olive [Rutherford County].
- Texas
- Jackson County
- This Mount Olive is located in Jackson County and lies 1,126 miles [1,812.1 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Bladen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Mount Olive.
- Lavaca County
- This Mount Olive is located in Lavaca County and lies 1,139 miles [1,833 km] to the west southwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Bladen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lavaca County community of Mount Olive.
- Mills County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Mills County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mills County community of Mount Olive.
- Virginia
- Northumberland County
- This Mount Olive is located in Northumberland County and lies 253 miles [407.2 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Mount Olive that is located in Bladen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northumberland County community of Mount Olive.
- Shenandoah County
- This Mount Olive is located in Shenandoah County and lies 303 miles [487.6 km] to the north of the Mount Olive that is located in Bladen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shenandoah County community of Mount Olive.
- West Virginia
- Fayette County
- This Mount Olive is located in Fayette County and lies 291 miles [468.3 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Bladen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Mount Olive.
- Mason County
- This Mount Olive is located in Mason County and lies 333 miles [535.9 km] to the northwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Bladen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of Mount Olive.
- Mercer County
- This Mount Olive is located in Mercer County and lies 243 miles [391.1 km] to the northwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Bladen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Mount Olive.
- Roane County
- This Mount Olive is located in Roane County and lies 331 miles [532.7 km] to the north northwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Bladen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of Mount Olive.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Olive ...
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.
- Carvers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Center Road
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Road have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Road
- Center Road is located in Bladen County
- Council
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Dublin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Elizabethtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Elizabethtown is located in Bladen County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,378 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethtown <5>
- Farmers Union
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmers Union have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Union
- Farmers Union is located in Columbus County
- Hickory Grove Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Grove Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove Crossroads
- Hickory Grove Crossroads is located in Bladen County
- Lisbon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Murphytown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphytown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphytown
- Murphytown is located in Bladen County
- Red Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Mount Olive 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 Mount Olive to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mount Olive and extending to:
- Elizabethtown, which is the Seat of Bladen County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 82 miles [132 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Mount Olive to Raleigh, with an average speed<6>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 309 miles [497.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,150 miles [9,897.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,839 miles [11,006.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,723 miles [7,600.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mount Olive. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Bladen County: www.bladeninfo.net/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Mount Olive could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mount Olive) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mount Olive. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5882, Longitude: -78.5867 In this case, the coordinates for Mount Olive have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Mount Olive, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Mount Olive to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.943 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.994 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.839 degrees. |