Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Reb Kee:
  • 34.614058, -78.184995
  • 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 Reb Kee

• 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 Pender County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pender County
  • Since Reb Kee is near Sampson County and also Duplin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sampson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Duplin 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 Reb Kee

Curious and Interesting Names Near Reb Kee ...

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.

• Clear Run
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Clear Run is located in Sampson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Run
• Fowler Landing
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Fowler Landing is located in Bladen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Landing
• Ivanhoe
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Ivanhoe is located in Sampson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
• Long View
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Long View is located in Bladen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
• Murphytown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Murphytown is located in Bladen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphytown
• Piney Wood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Piney Wood is located in Pender County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Wood
• Red Star Camp
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Red Star Camp is located in Pender County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Star Camp
• Rooks
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Rooks is located in Pender County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rooks
• Safe
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Safe is located in Duplin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safe
• Shanghai
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Shanghai is located in Sampson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai
• Sparkleberry Landing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Sparkleberry Landing is located in Bladen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkleberry Landing
• Sunnyside
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunnyside is located in Pender County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
• Tomahawk
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Tomahawk is located in Sampson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk

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

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

• Burgaw, which is the Seat of Pender County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Reb Kee to Burgaw, 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 84 miles [135.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 302 miles [486 km] to the north (N). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,131 miles [9,866.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,819 miles [10,974.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,704 miles [7,570.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'