Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Seabrook Hills:
  • 35.079608, -78.905304
  • 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 Seabrook Hills

• 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
  • Since Seabrook Hills is near Hoke County and also Harnett County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hoke County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Harnett 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 Seabrook Hills

Curious and Interesting Names Near Seabrook Hills ...

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.

• Bonnie Doone
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Bonnie Doone is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Doone
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonnie Doone <1>
• Bordeaux
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bordeaux is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordeaux
• Haymount
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Haymount is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymount
• Hillendale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Hillendale is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillendale
• Holiday Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Holiday Park is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
• Holly Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Holly Springs is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
• Lakecrest
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Lakecrest is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakecrest
• Rollingwood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Rollingwood is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
• Sadie Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Sadie Heights is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sadie Heights
• Scotty Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Scotty Hills is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotty Hills
• Summertime
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Summertime is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summertime
• University Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • University Hills is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Hills
• Vanstory Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Vanstory Hills is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanstory Hills
• Williams Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Williams Village is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Village

How Far From Seabrook Hills to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Seabrook Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Seabrook Hills and extending to:

• Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Seabrook Hills to Raleigh, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 283 miles [455.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,142 miles [9,884.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,835 miles [10,999.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,717 miles [7,591.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'