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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 Regan, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Regan 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 Regan:
    • 34.017116, -78.565567
    • 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 Regan
  • 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 Regan is near Columbus County and also Horry 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 Horry 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 Regan

Communities Also Named Regan ...

We found four communities that are also named Regan.

Within North Carolina, the name Regan is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Minnesota
      • Dakota County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Regan [Dakota County].
    • Nevada
      • White Pine County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Regan [White Pine County].
    • North Dakota
      • Burleigh County
      • This Regan is located in Burleigh County and lies 1,457 miles [2,344.8 km]<3> to the northwest of the Regan that is located in Brunswick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burleigh County community of Regan.
    • Ontario
      • This Regan lies 1,076 miles [1,731.7 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Regan that is located in Brunswick County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Regan ...

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
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Ash is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
  • Bug Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bug Hill is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Hill
  • Butler Crossroads
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Butler Crossroads is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Crossroads
  • Cedar Bay
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Cedar Bay is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bay
  • Cool Run
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Cool Run is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Run
  • Freeland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Freeland is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland
  • Honey Pond
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Honey Pond is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Pond
  • Little Prong
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Little Prong is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Prong
  • Longwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Longwood is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
  • Seven Creeks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Seven Creeks is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Creeks

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Regan and extending to:

  • Bolivia, which is the Seat of Brunswick County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Regan to Bolivia, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days 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 121 miles [194.7 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 347 miles [558.4 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,173 miles [9,934.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • 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 east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,746 miles [7,637.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Regan 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.
<2>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 Regan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Regan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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.
<5>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 Regan 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 Regan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0171, Longitude: -78.5656       In this case, the coordinates for Regan have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.937 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.903 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.01 degrees.