Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bay Woods:
  • 34.796550, -76.889385
  • 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 Bay Woods

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carteret County
  • Since Bay Woods is near Craven County and also Pamlico County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Craven County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Bay Woods

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bay Woods ...

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.

• College Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • College Park is located in Craven County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
• Foxlair
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Foxlair is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxlair
• Havelock
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Havelock is located in Craven County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,593 people
• Havelock Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Havelock Park is located in Craven County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock Park
• Holly Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Holly Springs is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
• Indian Beach
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Indian Beach is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Beach
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian Beach <1>
• Mitchell Village
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mitchell Village is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Village
• Salter Path
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Salter Path is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salter Path
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salter Path <1>
• Spooners Creek Harbor
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Spooners Creek Harbor is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spooners Creek Harbor
• Union Point
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Union Point is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Point
• Wildwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Wildwood is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

How Far From Bay Woods 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 Bay Woods to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Beaufort, which is the Seat of Carteret County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bay Woods to Beaufort, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 119 miles [191.5 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 283 miles [455.4 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,065 miles [9,760.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,751 miles [10,864.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,637 miles [7,462.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'