Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Navassa:
  • 34.272166, -78.020321
  • 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 Navassa

• 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 Navassa is near New Hanover County and also Pender County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for New Hanover County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pender 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 Navassa

Curious and Interesting Names Near Navassa ...

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.

• Bishop
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Bishop is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
• Cedar Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Cedar Hill is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
• Council Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Council Heights is located in New Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Heights
• Easy Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Easy Hill is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easy Hill
• Fairlawn
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Fairlawn is located in New Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
• Hightsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Hightsville is located in New Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightsville
• Love Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Love Grove is located in New Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Grove
• Princess Place
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Princess Place is located in New Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princess Place
• Sandy Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Sandy Creek is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
• Sunset Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunset Park is located in New Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Park
• Walnut Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Walnut Hills is located in New Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills

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

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

• Bolivia, which is the Seat of Brunswick County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Navassa to Bolivia, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 109 miles [175.4 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 324 miles [521.4 km] to the north (N). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,138 miles [9,878.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,824 miles [10,982.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,710 miles [7,580 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'