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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 Carolina Pines, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Carolina Pines and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Carolina Pines:
    • 34.964882, -76.933554
    • 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 Carolina Pines
  • 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 Craven County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Craven County
    • Since Carolina Pines is near Pamlico County and also Carteret County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pamlico County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carteret 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 Carolina Pines

Communities Also Named Carolina Pines ...

We found two communities that are also named Carolina Pines.

There are two communities within North Carolina that are also named Carolina Pines.

Beyond North Carolina.

  • Communities Located In North Carolina ...
    • Davidson County
      • This Carolina Pines is located in Davidson County and lies 199 miles [320.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Carolina Pines that is located in Craven County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Carolina Pines.
    • Wake County
      • This Carolina Pines is located in Wake County and lies 111 miles [178.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Carolina Pines that is located in Craven County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Carolina Pines.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Carolina Pines ...

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.

  • Bachelor
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Bachelor is located in Craven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelor
  • Blades
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Blades is located in Craven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blades
  • Camp Seagull
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Camp Seagull is located in Pamlico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Seagull
  • Cherry Point ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cherry Point is located in Craven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Point
    • Cherry Point has also been known as:
    • Cherry Point Landing
    • Cherrypoint Landing
    • Cherrypoint
  • College Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • College Park is located in Craven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
  • Craven Terrace
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Craven Terrace is located in Craven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven Terrace
  • Greenwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenwood is located in Craven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Havelock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Havelock is located in Craven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,593 people
  • Havelock Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Havelock Park is located in Craven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock Park
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Holly Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Holly Springs is located in Carteret County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
    • James City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • James City is located in Craven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
    • Kennel Beach
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Kennel Beach is located in Pamlico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennel Beach
    • Minnesott Beach
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Minnesott Beach is located in Pamlico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesott Beach
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
    • Reelsboro
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Reelsboro is located in Pamlico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsboro
    • Snug Harbor
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Snug Harbor is located in Craven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor

How Far From Carolina Pines to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Carolina Pines to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Carolina Pines and extending to:

  • New Bern, which is the Seat of Craven County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Carolina Pines to New Bern, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 111 miles [178.6 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 271 miles [436.1 km] to the north (N). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,060 miles [9,752.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,746 miles [10,856.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,632 miles [7,454.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 from Point A (ie- Carolina Pines) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Carolina Pines 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 Carolina Pines. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9649, Longitude: -76.9336       In this case, the coordinates for Carolina Pines have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.015 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.986 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.102 degrees.