Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Brittany Ridge:
  • 35.573217, -77.325797
  • 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 Brittany Ridge

• 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 Pitt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pitt County
  • Since Brittany Ridge is near Beaufort County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Beaufort County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Brittany Ridge

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brittany Ridge ...

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.

• Camelot
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Camelot is located in Pitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
• Cherry Oaks
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Cherry Oaks is located in Pitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Oaks
• Golden Place
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Golden Place is located in Pitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Place
• Green Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Green Springs is located in Pitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
• Heritage Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Heritage Village is located in Pitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
• Planters Walk
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Planters Walk is located in Pitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planters Walk
• Quail Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Quail Ridge is located in Pitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
• Rock Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Rock Springs is located in Pitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
• Rolling Meadows
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Rolling Meadows is located in Pitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
• Windy Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Windy Ridge is located in Pitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Ridge

How Far From Brittany Ridge 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 Brittany Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Brittany Ridge and extending to:

• Greenville, which is the Seat of Pitt County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Brittany Ridge to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 230 miles [370.1 km] to the north (N). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,051 miles [9,738.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• 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).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,625 miles [7,443.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'