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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Potters Curve, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Potters Curve and the surrounding area.
- 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 Potters Curve:
- 34.305447, -78.806410
- 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 Potters Curve
- 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 Columbus County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Columbus County
- Since Potters Curve is near Horry County and also Bladen County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Horry 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 Potters Curve
Curious and Interesting Names Near Potters Curve ...
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.
- Bird Cage
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bird Cage is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird Cage
- Cedar Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cribb Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cribb Town is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cribb Town
- Grist
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Grist is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grist
- Nobles Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nobles Crossing is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobles Crossing
- Peacocks
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Peacocks is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacocks
- Pine Log
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pine Log is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log
- Roseland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Roseland is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
How Far From Potters Curve 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 Potters Curve to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Potters Curve and extending to:
- Whiteville, which is the Seat of Columbus County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Potters Curve to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 331 miles [532.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 6,172 miles [9,932.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,860 miles [11,040.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,745 miles [7,636.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Potters Curve) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Potters Curve to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Potters Curve. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3054, Longitude: -78.8064 In this case, the coordinates for Potters Curve have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.069 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.096 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.009 degrees. |
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