Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Camp Hardee:
  • 35.474052, -76.994670
  • 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 Camp Hardee

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Camp Hardee ...

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.

• Cotton Patch Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Cotton Patch Landing is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Patch Landing
• Douglas Crossroads
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Douglas Crossroads is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Crossroads
• Hall Swamp
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hall Swamp is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Swamp
• Hootentown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Hootentown is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hootentown
• Mimosa Shores
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mimosa Shores is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimosa Shores
• Pineygrove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Pineygrove is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineygrove
• Porter Junction
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Porter Junction is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Junction
• River Road
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • River Road is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Road
• Rover
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Rover is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rover
• Shady Banks
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Shady Banks is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Banks
• Smallwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Smallwood is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood

How Far From Camp Hardee 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 Camp Hardee to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Washington, which is the Seat of Beaufort County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Camp Hardee 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 6 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 236 miles [379.8 km] to the north (N). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,041 miles [9,722 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,730 miles [10,830.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,614 miles [7,425.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'