Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Seven Creeks:
  • 34.082115, -78.630014
  • 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 Seven Creeks

• 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 Columbus County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbus County
  • Since Seven Creeks is near Brunswick County and also Horry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Brunswick 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 Seven Creeks

Curious and Interesting Names Near Seven Creeks ...

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
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Ash is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
• Bug Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Bug Hill is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Hill
• Butler Crossroads
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Butler Crossroads is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Crossroads
• Cypress Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Cypress Creek is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
• Freeland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Freeland is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland
• Guide
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Guide is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guide
• Guideway
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Guideway is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guideway
• Little Prong
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Little Prong is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Prong
• Longwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Longwood is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
• Old Dock
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Old Dock is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dock
• Pine Level
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pine Level is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
• Snowhill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Snowhill is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowhill

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

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

• Whiteville, which is the Seat of Columbus County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Seven Creeks to Whiteville, with an average speed<2> 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 117 miles [188.3 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 344 miles [553.6 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<3> 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).<4>
• 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).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,746 miles [7,637.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'