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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 Russtown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Russtown 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 Russtown:
- 33.957394, -78.431395
- 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 Russtown
- 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 Russtown 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 Russtown
Communities Also Named Russtown ...
We found one communities that are also named Russtown.
Within North Carolina, the name Russtown is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Russtown in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Vermont
- Windsor County
- This Russtown is located in Windsor County and lies 742 miles [1,194.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Russtown that is located in Brunswick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windsor County community of Russtown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Russtown ...
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.
- Brick Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brick Landing is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Landing
- Cedar Bay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cedar Bay is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bay
- Cool Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cool Run is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Run
- Honey Pond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Honey Pond is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Pond
- Longwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Longwood is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Monogram
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Monogram is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monogram
- Oak Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Red Bug
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Red Bug is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bug
- Seaside
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Seaside is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaside
- Sunset Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Russtown 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 Russtown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Russtown and extending to:
- Bolivia, which is the Seat of Brunswick County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Russtown to Bolivia, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 126 miles [202.8 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 349 miles [561.7 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,170 miles [9,929.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,856 miles [11,033.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,742 miles [7,631.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Russtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Russtown 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 Russtown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9574, Longitude: -78.4314 In this case, the coordinates for Russtown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.863 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.81 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.98 degrees. |
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