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:
- 35.196484, -78.06619
- 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- Since Mount Olive is near Duplin County and also Sampson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Duplin County
- eBird sighting report for Sampson 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 ...
- Bladen County
- This Mount Olive is located in Bladen County and lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bladen County community of Mount Olive.
- Catawba County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> 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 67 miles [107.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Wayne 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 248 miles [399.1 km]<1> to the west of the Mount Olive that is located in Wayne 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 93 miles [149.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mount Olive that is located in Wayne 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 149 miles [239.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stokes County community of Mount Olive.
- Bladen County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Blount County
- This Mount Olive is located in Blount County and lies 499 miles [803.1 km]<1> to the west of the Mount Olive that is located in Wayne 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 564 miles [907.7 km] to the west southwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Wayne 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 467 miles [751.6 km] to the west of the Mount Olive that is located in Wayne 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 483 miles [777.3 km] to the west southwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Wayne 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 427 miles [687.2 km] to the west of the Mount Olive that is located in Wayne 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 511 miles [822.4 km] to the west of the Mount Olive that is located in Wayne 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 483 miles [777.3 km] to the west of the Mount Olive that is located in Wayne 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 446 miles [717.8 km] to the west southwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Wayne 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 562 miles [904.5 km] to the west of the Mount Olive that is located in Wayne 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 786 miles [1,264.9 km]<1> to the west of the Mount Olive that is located in Wayne 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 806 miles [1,297.1 km] to the west of the Mount Olive that is located in Wayne 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 816 miles [1,313.2 km] to the west of the Mount Olive that is located in Wayne 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 788 miles [1,268.2 km] to the west of the Mount Olive that is located in Wayne 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 695 miles [1,118.5 km] to the west of the Mount Olive that is located in Wayne 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 892 miles [1,435.5 km] to the west of the Mount Olive that is located in Wayne 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 481 miles [774.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Wayne 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 354 miles [569.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Wayne 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 694 miles [1,116.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Wayne 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 536 miles [862.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Wayne 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.<2> 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 399 miles [642.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Wayne 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 356 miles [572.9 km] to the west northwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Wayne 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 867 miles [1,395.3 km]<1> to the west of the Mount Olive that is located in Wayne 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 855 miles [1,376 km] to the west of the Mount Olive that is located in Wayne 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.<2> 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 776 miles [1,248.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Wayne 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 708 miles [1,139.4 km] to the west southwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Wayne 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 788 miles [1,268.2 km] to the west southwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Wayne 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 675 miles [1,086.3 km] to the west southwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Wayne 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 897 miles [1,443.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Wayne 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 430 miles [692 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Mount Olive that is located in Wayne 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 418 miles [672.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Wayne 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 90 miles [144.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Wayne 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 238 miles [383 km] to the west southwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Wayne 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 429 miles [690.4 km]<1> to the west of the Mount Olive that is located in Wayne 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 333 miles [535.9 km] to the west of the Mount Olive that is located in Wayne 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 421 miles [677.5 km] to the west of the Mount Olive that is located in Wayne 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 1,166 miles [1,876.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Wayne 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 1,178 miles [1,895.8 km] to the west southwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Wayne 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 202 miles [325.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Mount Olive that is located in Wayne 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 261 miles [420 km] to the north of the Mount Olive that is located in Wayne 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 273 miles [439.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Wayne 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 318 miles [511.8 km] to the northwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Wayne 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 231 miles [371.8 km] to the northwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Wayne 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 311 miles [500.5 km] to the northwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Wayne 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.
- Calypso
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Dobbersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dobbersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbersville
- Dobbersville is located in Sampson County
- Foxfire
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Friendship
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Duplin County
- Gradys
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Hatcher
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Hills Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hills Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Crossroads
- Hills Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Hopewell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Indian Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Indian Springs is located in Wayne County
- Poplar Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Poplar Grove is located in Sampson County
- Pricetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Sleepy Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sleepy Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Creek
- Sleepy Creek is located in Wayne County
- Spring Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hope
- Spring Hope is located in Wayne County
- Stevens Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stevens Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Mill
- Stevens Mill is located in Wayne County
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 town 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:
- Goldsboro, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mount Olive to Goldsboro, with an average speed<5> 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 51 miles [82.1 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 261 miles [420 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,100 miles [9,817 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,791 miles [10,929.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,674 miles [7,522.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
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 Wayne County: www.waynegov.com/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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: 35.1965, Longitude: -78.0662 |
| <2> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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. |
| <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 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.64 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.737 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.447 degrees. |