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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 Conner Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Conner Village 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 Conner Village:
    • 34.799050, -76.886885
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Conner Village
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Conner Village ...

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.

  • College Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
    • College Park is located in Craven County
  • Foxlair
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foxlair have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxlair
    • Foxlair is located in Carteret County
  • Havelock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock
    • Havelock is located in Craven County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,593 people
  • Havelock Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Havelock Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock Park
    • Havelock Park is located in Craven County
  • Holly Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
    • Holly Springs is located in Carteret County
  • Indian Beach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Beach
    • Indian Beach is located in Carteret County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian Beach <2>
  • Mitchell Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchell Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Village
    • Mitchell Village is located in Carteret County
  • Salter Path
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salter Path have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salter Path
    • Salter Path is located in Carteret County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salter Path <2>
  • Spooners Creek Harbor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spooners Creek Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spooners Creek Harbor
    • Spooners Creek Harbor is located in Carteret County
  • Union Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Point
    • Union Point is located in Carteret County
  • Wildwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
    • Wildwood is located in Carteret County

How Far From Conner Village 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 Conner Village to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Conner Village and extending to:

  • Beaufort, which is the Seat of Carteret County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Conner Village to Beaufort, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 119 miles [191.5 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 283 miles [455.4 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,065 miles [9,760.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,750 miles [10,863.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,637 miles [7,462.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Conner Village. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Carteret County: www.co.carteret.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Conner Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Conner Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7991, Longitude: -76.8869       In this case, the coordinates for Conner Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Conner Village to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.994 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.938 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.141 degrees.









 

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