Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Beaufort, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beaufort and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Beaufort
- 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 Beaufort:
- 34.728681, -76.650836
- 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 Beaufort
- 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 Beaufort 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 Beaufort ...
We found seven communities that share the name Beaufort.
Within North Carolina, the name Beaufort is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, five are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- Missouri
- New Brunswick
- This Beaufort lies 952 miles [1,532.1 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Beaufort that is located in Carteret County.
- New Jersey
- Quebec
- This Beaufort lies 883 miles [1,421.1 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Beaufort that is located in Carteret County.
- South Carolina
- Beaufort County
- This Beaufort is located in Beaufort County and lies 280 miles [450.6 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Beaufort that is located in Carteret County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Beaufort.
- Lancaster 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 South Carolina community of Beaufort [Lancaster County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Beaufort ...
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.
- Crab Point Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crab Point Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Point Village
- Crab Point Village is located in Carteret County
- Mandy Farms
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mandy Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandy Farms
- Mandy Farms is located in Carteret County
- Money Island Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Money Island Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money Island Beach
- Money Island Beach is located in Carteret County
- Morehead City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehead City
- Morehead City is located in Carteret County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,669 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morehead City <4>
- Shell Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Landing
- Shell Landing is located in Carteret County
- Steep Pines Fork
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steep Pines Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steep Pines Fork
- Steep Pines Fork is located in Carteret County
- Straits
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straits
- Straits is located in Carteret County
- Straits Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Straits Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straits Haven
- Straits Haven is located in Carteret County
- Sunrise Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Point
- Sunrise Point is located in Carteret County
How Far From Beaufort to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Beaufort to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Beaufort and extending to:
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 133 miles [214 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Beaufort to Raleigh, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 288 miles [463.5 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,057 miles [9,747.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,742 miles [10,850.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,629 miles [7,449.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Beaufort. 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 Beaufort 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Beaufort) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Beaufort. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7287, Longitude: -76.6508 In this case, the coordinates for Beaufort 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Beaufort to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.866 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.781 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.079 degrees. |