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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 Sunset Terrace, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sunset Terrace and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Sunset Terrace:
    • 34.339058, -78.725573
    • 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 Sunset Terrace
  • 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 Sunset Terrace is near Bladen County and also Horry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bladen 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 Sunset Terrace

Communities Also Named Sunset Terrace ...

We found nine communities that are also named Sunset Terrace.

There is one other community in North Carolina that is also named Sunset Terrace.

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

  • Communities Located In North Carolina ...
    • Lee County
      • This Sunset Terrace is located in Lee County and lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Sunset Terrace that is located in Columbus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Sunset Terrace.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • San Luis Obispo 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 California community of Sunset Terrace [San Luis Obispo County].
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Sunset Terrace is located in Hillsborough County and lies 496 miles [798.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Sunset Terrace that is located in Columbus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Sunset Terrace.
    • Georgia
      • Muscogee County
      • This Sunset Terrace is located in Muscogee County and lies 380 miles [611.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Sunset Terrace that is located in Columbus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Sunset Terrace.
    • Maryland
      • Montgomery County
      • This Sunset Terrace is located in Montgomery County and lies 336 miles [540.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Sunset Terrace that is located in Columbus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Sunset Terrace.
    • Ohio
      • Jefferson 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 Ohio community of Sunset Terrace [Jefferson County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • York County
      • This Sunset Terrace is located in York County and lies 400 miles [643.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Sunset Terrace that is located in Columbus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Sunset Terrace.
    • Tennessee
      • Cumberland County
      • This Sunset Terrace is located in Cumberland County and lies 373 miles [600.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sunset Terrace that is located in Columbus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Sunset Terrace.
    • Washington
      • Island County
      • This Sunset Terrace is located in Island County and lies 2,433 miles [3,915.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sunset Terrace that is located in Columbus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Island County community of Sunset Terrace.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunset Terrace ...

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.

  • Bird Cage
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Bird Cage is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird Cage
  • Farmers Union
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Farmers Union is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Union
  • Grist
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Grist is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grist
  • Halls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Halls is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
  • Hallsboro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Hallsboro is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsboro
  • Honey Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Honey Hill is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Hill
  • Nobles Crossing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Nobles Crossing is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobles Crossing
  • Peacocks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Peacocks is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacocks
  • Pine Log
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Pine Log is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log
  • Pleasant Plains
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant Plains is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
  • Potters Curve
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Potters Curve is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Curve
  • Redbug
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Redbug is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbug

How Far From Sunset Terrace 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 Sunset Terrace to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Whiteville, which is the Seat of Columbus County, lies just to the East.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Sunset Terrace to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 328 miles [527.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,167 miles [9,924.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,855 miles [11,032.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,740 miles [7,628.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sunset Terrace) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Sunset Terrace 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>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.
<4>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 Sunset Terrace to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sunset Terrace. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3391, Longitude: -78.7256       In this case, the coordinates for Sunset Terrace have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.023 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.049 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.969 degrees.