Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Atlantic, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Atlantic and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Atlantic
- 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 Atlantic:
- 34.884904, -76.340535
- 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 Atlantic
- 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 Carteret County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Carteret County
- Since Atlantic is near Craven County and also Pamlico County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Craven County
- eBird sighting report for Pamlico 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
Communities Also Named Atlantic ...
We found 21 communities that share the name Atlantic.
Within North Carolina, the name Atlantic is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 21 communities, twenty are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Iowa
- Maine
- Massachusetts
- Essex 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 Massachusetts community of Atlantic [Essex County].
- Norfolk County
- This Atlantic is located in Norfolk County and lies 585 miles [941.5 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Atlantic that is located in Carteret County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk County community of Atlantic.
- Plymouth County
- This Atlantic is located in Plymouth County and lies 589 miles [947.9 km] to the north northeast of the Atlantic that is located in Carteret County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of Atlantic.
- Suffolk County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Atlantic [Suffolk County].
- Michigan
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New York
- Nova Scotia
- This Atlantic lies 839 miles [1,350.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Atlantic that is located in Carteret County.
- Pennsylvania
- Clearfield County
- This Atlantic is located in Clearfield County and lies 426 miles [685.6 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Atlantic that is located in Carteret County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearfield County community of Atlantic.
- Crawford County
- This Atlantic is located in Crawford County and lies 505 miles [812.7 km] to the north northwest of the Atlantic that is located in Carteret County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Atlantic.
- Fayette County
- This Atlantic is located in Fayette County and lies 390 miles [627.6 km] to the north northwest of the Atlantic that is located in Carteret County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Atlantic.
- Somerset 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 Pennsylvania community of Atlantic [Somerset County].
- Westmoreland County
- This Atlantic is located in Westmoreland County and lies 411 miles [661.4 km] to the north northwest of the Atlantic that is located in Carteret County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Atlantic.
- Virginia
- Accomack County
- This Atlantic is located in Accomack County and lies 213 miles [342.8 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Atlantic that is located in Carteret County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Accomack County community of Atlantic.
- Virginia Beach City
- 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 Virginia community of Atlantic [Virginia Beach City].
- West Virginia
- Mineral 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 West Virginia community of Atlantic [Mineral County].
- Preston County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Atlantic [Preston County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Atlantic ...
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.
- Cedar Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Island have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Island
- Cedar Island is located in Carteret County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Island <5>
- Little Port
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Port have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Port
- Little Port is located in Carteret County
- Marshallberg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallberg
- Marshallberg is located in Carteret County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Marshallberg
- From Atlantic to Marshallberg
- Masontown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Sealevel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sealevel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sealevel
- Sealevel is located in Carteret County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sealevel <5>
- Sportsmans Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sportsmans Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sportsmans Village
- Sportsmans Village is located in Carteret County
- Stacy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Straits
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straits
- Straits is located in Carteret County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Straits
- From Atlantic to Straits
- Tusk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Atlantic 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 Atlantic to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Atlantic and extending to:
- Beaufort, which is the Seat of Carteret County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Atlantic to Beaufort, with an average speed<6> 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 most of a day.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 143 miles [230.1 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 279 miles [449 km] to the north (N). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,037 miles [9,715.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,721 miles [10,816.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,608 miles [7,415.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Atlantic. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Carteret County: www.co.carteret.nc.us/
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 Atlantic 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 '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- Atlantic) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Atlantic. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8849, Longitude: -76.3405 |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Atlantic, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Atlantic to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.691 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.603 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.912 degrees. |