|
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in The Black Cat, we use the following websites to find information relevant to The Black Cat 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 The Black Cat:
- 34.712940, -76.624372
- 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 The Black Cat
- 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 The Black Cat 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 The Black Cat
Communities Also Named The Black Cat ...
We found one communities that are also named The Black Cat.
Within North Carolina, the name The Black Cat is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named The Black Cat in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Mississippi County
- This The Black Cat is located in Mississippi County and lies 758 miles [1,219.9 km]<1> to the west of the The Black Cat that is located in Carteret County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi County community of The Black Cat.
Curious and Interesting Names Near The Black Cat ...
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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crab Point Village is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Point Village
- Mandy Farms
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mandy Farms is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandy Farms
- Marshallberg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Marshallberg is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallberg
- Money Island Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Money Island Beach is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money Island Beach
- Morehead City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Shell Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Shell Landing is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Landing
- Steep Pines Fork
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Steep Pines Fork is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steep Pines Fork
- Straits
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Straits is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straits
- Straits Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Straits Haven is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straits Haven
- Sunrise Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sunrise Point is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Point
- Tusk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tusk is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusk
How Far From The Black Cat 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 The Black Cat to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in The Black Cat and extending to:
- Beaufort, which is the Seat of Carteret County, lies just to the West.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 135 miles [217.3 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from The Black Cat 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 289 miles [465.1 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<4> 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).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,741 miles [10,848.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,628 miles [7,448 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- The Black Cat) 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 The Black Cat 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 The Black Cat. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7129, Longitude: -76.6244 In this case, the coordinates for The Black Cat have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.852 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.763 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.075 degrees. |
|
|