Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 North Ocean Pines:
  • 38.390114, -75.169075
  • 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 North Ocean Pines

• 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 Worcester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Worcester County
  • Since North Ocean Pines is near Sussex County and also Wicomico County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wicomico 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 North Ocean Pines

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Ocean Pines ...

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.

• Bramblewood
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Bramblewood is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramblewood
• Friendship
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Friendship is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
• Grays Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Grays Corner is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Corner
• Holiday Harbor
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Holiday Harbor is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Harbor
• Louis Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Louis Heights is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louis Heights
• Ocean Pines
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Ocean Pines is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Pines
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocean Pines <1>
• Piney Island
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Piney Island is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Island
• Piney Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Piney Point is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Point
• Salt Grass Cove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Salt Grass Cove is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Grass Cove
• Seabright
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Seabright is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabright
• Shingle Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Shingle Landing is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingle Landing
• Tanglewood
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Tanglewood is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
• Wood Duck Isle
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Wood Duck Isle is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Duck Isle

How Far From North Ocean Pines 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 North Ocean Pines to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in North Ocean Pines and extending to:

• Snow Hill, which is the Seat of Worcester County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from North Ocean Pines to Snow Hill, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 82 miles [132 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 106 miles [170.6 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,839 miles [9,397 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,537 miles [10,520.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,416 miles [7,106.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'