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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 Treasure Cove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Treasure Cove 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 Treasure Cove:
    • 34.269614, -77.773314
    • 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 Treasure Cove
  • 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

Communities Also Named Treasure Cove ...

We found two communities that share the name Treasure Cove.

Within North Carolina, the name Treasure Cove is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Prince George's County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Treasure Cove [Prince George's County].
    • Mississippi
      • Madison County
      • This Treasure Cove is located in Madison County and lies 721 miles [1,160.3 km]<2> to the west of the Treasure Cove that is located in New Hanover County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Treasure Cove.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Treasure Cove ...

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.

  • Falcon Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falcon Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Point
    • Falcon Point is located in New Hanover County
  • Kings Grant
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Grant
    • Kings Grant is located in New Hanover County
  • Lions Gate
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lions Gate have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lions Gate
    • Lions Gate is located in New Hanover County
  • Ocean View
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean View
    • Ocean View is located in New Hanover County
  • Queens Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queens Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Point
    • Queens Point is located in New Hanover County
  • Shell Bank
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Bank
    • Shell Bank is located in New Hanover County
  • Shell Island
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Island have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Island
    • Shell Island is located in New Hanover County
  • Stoneybrook
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoneybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneybrook
    • Stoneybrook is located in New Hanover County

How Far From Treasure Cove 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 Treasure Cove to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Hanover County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Treasure Cove to Raleigh, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 322 miles [518.2 km] to the north (N). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,127 miles [9,860.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,813 miles [10,964.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,699 miles [7,562.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

The official website for New Hanover County: www.nhcgov.com/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Treasure Cove 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.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- Treasure Cove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Treasure Cove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2696, Longitude: -77.7733       In this case, the coordinates for Treasure Cove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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.
<5>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 Treasure Cove to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.496 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.434 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.641 degrees.




 

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