Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Myrtle Head:
  • 34.142669, -78.498620
  • 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 Myrtle Head

• 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 Brunswick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Brunswick County
  • Since Myrtle Head is near Columbus County and also Bladen County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbus County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bladen 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 Myrtle Head

Curious and Interesting Names Near Myrtle Head ...

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.

• Ash
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Ash is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
• Big Curve
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Big Curve is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Curve
• Bug Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bug Hill is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Hill
• Butler Crossroads
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Butler Crossroads is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Crossroads
• Cypress Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Cypress Creek is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
• Freeland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Freeland is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland
• Honey Pond
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Honey Pond is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Pond
• Little Prong
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Little Prong is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Prong
• Longwood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Longwood is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
• Mark Pine
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Mark Pine is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark Pine
• Old Dock
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Old Dock is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dock
• Riverview
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Riverview is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
• Seven Creeks
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Seven Creeks is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Creeks

How Far From Myrtle Head to ...

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

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

• Bolivia, which is the Seat of Brunswick County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Myrtle Head to Bolivia, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 113 miles [181.9 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 338 miles [544 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,165 miles [9,921.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,852 miles [11,027.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,737 miles [7,623.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'