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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 Easthaven, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Easthaven and the surrounding area.
- 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 Easthaven:
- 35.595439, -77.354409
- 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 Easthaven
- 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 Pitt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pitt County
- Since Easthaven is near Greene County and also Beaufort County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Beaufort 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 Easthaven
Communities Also Named Easthaven ...
We found four communities that are also named Easthaven.
There is one other community in North Carolina that is also named Easthaven.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Mecklenburg County
- This Easthaven is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 192 miles [309 km]<1> to the west of the Easthaven that is located in Pitt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Easthaven.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Hinds County
- This Easthaven is located in Hinds County and lies 774 miles [1,245.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Easthaven that is located in Pitt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hinds County community of Easthaven.
- Monroe County
- This Easthaven is located in Monroe County and lies 638 miles [1,026.8 km] to the west of the Easthaven that is located in Pitt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Easthaven.
- Rankin County
- This Easthaven is located in Rankin County and lies 757 miles [1,218.3 km] to the west southwest of the Easthaven that is located in Pitt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rankin County community of Easthaven.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Easthaven ...
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.
- Camelot
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Camelot is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Cherry Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Oaks is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Oaks
- Evans Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Evans Park is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Park
- Golden Place
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Golden Place is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Place
- Green Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Green Springs is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
- Greenville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Greenville Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greenville Heights is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville Heights
- Heritage Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Heritage Village is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Higgs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Higgs is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgs
- Lincoln Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Park is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Lynndale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lynndale is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynndale
- Meadowbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Meadowbrook is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Planters Walk
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Planters Walk is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planters Walk
- Quail Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Quail Ridge is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Ripple City
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ripple City is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripple City
- Rock Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rock Springs is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Windy Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Windy Ridge is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Ridge
How Far From Easthaven 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 Easthaven to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Easthaven and extending to:
- Greenville, which is the Seat of Pitt County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 73 miles [117.5 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Easthaven to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>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 5 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 228 miles [366.9 km] to the north (N). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,052 miles [9,739.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,742 miles [10,850.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,626 miles [7,444.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Easthaven) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Easthaven 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 Easthaven. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5954, Longitude: -77.3544 In this case, the coordinates for Easthaven have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.23 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.326 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.044 degrees. |
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