Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Duck, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Duck and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Duck
- 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 Duck:
- 36.182855, -75.755034
- 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 Duck
- 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 Dare County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Dare County
- Since Duck is near Currituck County and also Camden County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Currituck County
- eBird sighting report for Camden 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Duck ...
We found two communities that share the name Duck.
Within North Carolina, the name Duck is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Duck ...
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.
- Gulls Flight
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gulls Flight have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulls Flight
- Gulls Flight is located in Dare County
- Jay Crest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Ocean Dunes
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Dunes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Dunes
- Ocean Dunes is located in Dare County
- Ocean Pines
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Pines
- Ocean Pines is located in Dare County
- Sand Dollar Shores
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Dollar Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Dollar Shores
- Sand Dollar Shores is located in Dare County
- Sandy Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Sandy Ridge is located in Dare County
- Schooner Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schooner Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schooner Ridge
- Schooner Ridge is located in Dare County
- Sea Hawk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Sea Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Shipswatch
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shipswatch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipswatch
- Shipswatch is located in Dare County
- Snow Geese Dunes
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Geese Dunes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Geese Dunes
- Snow Geese Dunes is located in Dare County
- Wild Duck Dunes
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wild Duck Dunes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Duck Dunes
- Wild Duck Dunes is located in Dare County
How Far From Duck 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 town such as Duck to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Duck and extending to:
- Manteo, which is the Seat of Dare County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Duck to Manteo, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 163 miles [262.3 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 200 miles [321.9 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,956 miles [9,585.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,645 miles [10,694.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,529 miles [7,288.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Duck. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Dare County: www.co.dare.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Duck could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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- Duck) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Duck. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1829, Longitude: -75.7550 In this case, the coordinates for Duck have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Duck 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 307.31 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.363 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.228 degrees. |