Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cape Lookout:
  • 34.605144, -76.536392
  • 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 Cape Lookout

• 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 Cape Lookout 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 Cape Lookout

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cape Lookout ...

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.

• Coastal Shores
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Coastal Shores is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coastal Shores
• Marshallberg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Marshallberg is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallberg
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Marshallberg
  • From Cape Lookout to Marshallberg
• Money Island Beach
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Money Island Beach is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money Island Beach
• Morehead City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Morehead City is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehead City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,669 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morehead City <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Morehead City
  • From Cape Lookout to Morehead City
• Shell Landing
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Shell Landing is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Landing
• Steep Pines Fork
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Steep Pines Fork is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steep Pines Fork
• Straits
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Straits is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straits
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Straits
  • From Cape Lookout to Straits
• Straits Haven
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Straits Haven is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straits Haven
• Sunrise Point
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunrise Point is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Point
• Tusk
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Tusk is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusk

How Far From Cape Lookout 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 Cape Lookout to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Cape Lookout and extending to:

• Beaufort, which is the Seat of Carteret County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cape Lookout to Beaufort, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 143 miles [230.1 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 297 miles [478 km] to the north (N). Driving would take five to six 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 4,629 miles [7,449.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'