Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Town Ranch Heights:
  • 34.769331, -77.475799
  • 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 Town Ranch Heights

• 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 Onslow County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Onslow County
  • Since Town Ranch Heights is near Duplin County and also Pender 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 Pender 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 Town Ranch Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Town Ranch Heights ...

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.

• Branchwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Branchwood is located in Onslow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchwood
• Cedar Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Cedar Creek is located in Onslow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
• Forest Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Forest Grove is located in Onslow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
• Georgetown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Georgetown is located in Onslow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Greystone
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Greystone is located in Onslow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone
• Half Moon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Half Moon is located in Onslow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Moon
• Hawkside
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Hawkside is located in Onslow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkside
• Houston Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Houston Heights is located in Onslow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Heights
• Indian Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Indian Springs is located in Onslow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Oak Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Oak Grove is located in Onslow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Paradise Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Paradise Park is located in Onslow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Park
  • Raintree
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Raintree is located in Onslow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree
  • Shamrock Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Shamrock Village is located in Onslow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Village
  • Tar Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Tar Landing is located in Onslow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Landing
  • Willow Woods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Willow Woods is located in Onslow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Woods

How Far From Town Ranch Heights to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Town Ranch Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Jacksonville, which is the Seat of Onslow County, lies just to the East.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Town Ranch Heights to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>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 286 miles [460.3 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,092 miles [9,804.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,780 miles [10,911.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,665 miles [7,507.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'