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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 Bettie, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bettie and the surrounding area.
- 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 Bettie:
- 34.790868, -76.595952
- 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 Bettie
- 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 Bettie 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 Bettie
Communities Also Named Bettie ...
We found two communities that are also named Bettie.
Within North Carolina, the name Bettie is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Texas
- Upshur County
- This Bettie is located in Upshur County and lies 1,061 miles [1,707.5 km]<1> to the west of the Bettie that is located in Carteret County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Upshur County community of Bettie.
- Washington
- Benton County
- This Bettie is located in Benton County and lies 2,357 miles [3,793.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Bettie that is located in Carteret County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Bettie.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bettie ...
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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Crab Point Village is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Point Village
- Mandy Farms
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mandy Farms is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandy Farms
- Marshallberg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Money Island Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Money Island Beach is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money Island Beach
- Morehead City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shell Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shell Landing is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Landing
- Steep Pines Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Steep Pines Fork is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steep Pines Fork
- Straits
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Straits Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Straits Haven is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straits Haven
- Sunrise Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sunrise Point is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Point
- Tusk
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tusk is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusk
How Far From Bettie 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 Bettie to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bettie and extending to:
- Beaufort, which is the Seat of Carteret County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Bettie to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>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 284 miles [457.1 km] to the north (N). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,052 miles [9,739.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,737 miles [10,842.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,624 miles [7,441.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bettie) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Bettie to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bettie. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7909, Longitude: -76.5960 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.834 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.754 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.038 degrees. |
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