Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Skeeter Point:
  • 35.185721, -78.211662
  • 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 Skeeter Point

• 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 Sampson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sampson County
  • Since Skeeter Point is near Duplin County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Duplin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne 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 Skeeter Point

Curious and Interesting Names Near Skeeter Point ...

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.

• Basstown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Basstown is located in Sampson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basstown
• Calypso
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Calypso is located in Duplin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calypso
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
• Dobbersville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Dobbersville is located in Sampson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbersville
• Harper
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Harper is located in Johnston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
• Hatcher
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Hatcher is located in Sampson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher
• Herrings Crossroads
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Herrings Crossroads is located in Sampson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrings Crossroads
• Monks Crossroads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Monks Crossroads is located in Sampson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monks Crossroads
• Overshot
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Overshot is located in Johnston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overshot
• Poplar Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Poplar Grove is located in Sampson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
• Red Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Red Hill is located in Sampson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
• Starlight
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Starlight is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starlight

How Far From Skeeter Point 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 Skeeter Point to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Clinton, which is the Seat of Sampson County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Skeeter Point to Clinton, 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 47 miles [75.6 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 264 miles [424.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,107 miles [9,828.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,798 miles [10,940.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,681 miles [7,533.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'