Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Simmons Bay:
  • 34.134059, -78.627514
  • 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 Simmons Bay

• 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 Simmons Bay 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 Simmons Bay

Curious and Interesting Names Near Simmons Bay ...

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.

• Bug Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Bug Hill is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Hill
• Butler Crossroads
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Butler Crossroads is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Crossroads
• Cypress Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 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
• Guideway
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Guideway is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guideway
• Mark Pine
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Mark Pine is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark Pine
• Needmore
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Needmore is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
• Old Dock
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Old Dock is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dock
• Pine Level
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Pine Level is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
• Riverview
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Riverview is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
• Seven Creeks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Seven Creeks is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Creeks

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

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

• Whiteville, which is the Seat of Columbus County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Simmons Bay to Whiteville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 113 miles [181.9 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 340 miles [547.2 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 6,171 miles [9,931.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,858 miles [11,036.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,744 miles [7,634.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'