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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 Seaside, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Seaside 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 Seaside:
    • 33.889617, -78.485286
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Seaside
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Seaside ...

We found ten communities that share the name Seaside.

Within North Carolina, the name Seaside is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alaska
      • This community is historichttp://www.waymarking.com/wm/search.aspx?f=1&lat=33.889617&lon=-78.485286&t=6 and we have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for Seaside.
    • California
      • Monterey County
      • This Seaside is located in Monterey County and lies 2,431 miles [3,912.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Seaside that is located in Brunswick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monterey County community of Seaside.
    • Connecticut
      • New London County
      • This Seaside is located in New London County and lies 618 miles [994.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Seaside that is located in Brunswick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New London County community of Seaside.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Seaside [Hillsborough County].
      • Monroe County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Seaside [Monroe County].
      • Walton County
      • This Seaside is located in Walton County and lies 510 miles [820.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Seaside that is located in Brunswick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walton County community of Seaside.
    • New York
      • Queens County
      • This Seaside is located in Queens County and lies 528 miles [849.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Seaside that is located in Brunswick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queens County community of Seaside.
      • Richmond County
      • This Seaside is located in Richmond County and lies 516 miles [830.4 km] to the north northeast of the Seaside that is located in Brunswick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Seaside.
    • Oregon
      • Clatsop County
      • This Seaside is located in Clatsop County and lies 2,507 miles [4,034.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Seaside that is located in Brunswick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clatsop County community of Seaside.
    • South Carolina
      • Charleston County
      • This Seaside is located in Charleston County and lies 116 miles [186.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Seaside that is located in Brunswick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Seaside.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Seaside ...

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
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brick Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Landing
    • Brick Landing is located in Brunswick County
  • Cedar Bay
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bay
    • Cedar Bay is located in Brunswick County
  • Cedar Creek Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Creek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Village
    • Cedar Creek Village is located in Horry County (SC)
  • Cool Run
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cool Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Run
    • Cool Run is located in Brunswick County
  • Creekside
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creekside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
    • Creekside is located in Horry County (SC)
  • Heritage Shores
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Shores
    • Heritage Shores is located in Horry County (SC)
  • Honey Pond
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honey Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Pond
    • Honey Pond is located in Brunswick County
  • Kingswood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingswood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
    • Kingswood is located in Horry County (SC)
  • Little River
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Longwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
    • Longwood is located in Brunswick County
  • Monogram
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monogram have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monogram
    • Monogram is located in Brunswick County
  • Red Bug
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Bug have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bug
    • Red Bug is located in Brunswick County
  • Shady Forest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Forest
    • Shady Forest is located in Brunswick County
  • Sunset Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
    • Sunset Beach is located in Brunswick County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,172 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunset Beach <4>

How Far From Seaside to ...

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

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

  • Bolivia, which is the Seat of Brunswick County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Seaside to Bolivia, with an average speed<5> 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 130 miles [209.2 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 355 miles [571.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,175 miles [9,937.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,861 miles [11,041.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,747 miles [7,639.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Seaside. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Brunswick County: www.brunsco.net/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

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 from Point A (ie- Seaside) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Seaside. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8896, Longitude: -78.4853       In this case, the coordinates for Seaside have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Seaside 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.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Seaside to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.894 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.835 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.02 degrees.









 

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