Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Teachey:
  • 34.768294, -78.007850
  • 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 Teachey

• 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 Duplin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Duplin County
  • Since Teachey is near Pender County and also Sampson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Pender County
  • eBird sighting report for Sampson 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:
  • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Teachey ...

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.

• Cartersville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cartersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
  • Cartersville is located in Duplin County
• Charity
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charity have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
  • Charity is located in Duplin County
• Magnolia
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
  • Magnolia is located in Duplin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 951 people
• Register
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Register have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
  • Register is located in Duplin County
• Rose Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
  • Rose Hill is located in Duplin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rose Hill <2>
• Safe
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Safe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safe
  • Safe is located in Duplin County
• Sunnyside
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
  • Sunnyside is located in Pender County
• Tin City
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin City
  • Tin City is located in Duplin County

How Far From Teachey 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 town such as Teachey to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Teachey and extending to:

• Kenansville, which is the Seat of Duplin County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Teachey to Kenansville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 78 miles [125.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 290 miles [466.7 km] to the north (N). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,116 miles [9,842.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,805 miles [10,951.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,689 miles [7,546.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Duplin County: www.duplincounty.org/

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