Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Elizabeth City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elizabeth City and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Elizabeth City
- 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 Elizabeth City:
- 35.292908, -81.491200
- 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 Elizabeth City
- 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 Cleveland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cleveland County
- Since Elizabeth City is near Gaston County and also Cherokee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Gaston County
- eBird sighting report for Cherokee 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 Elizabeth City ...
We found two communities that share the name Elizabeth City.
There is one other community in North Carolina which is also named Elizabeth City.
Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Elizabeth City in the United States.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Pasquotank County
- This Elizabeth City is located in Pasquotank County and lies 302 miles [486 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Elizabeth City that is located in Cleveland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pasquotank County community of Elizabeth City.
- Pasquotank County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- Elizabeth City #1
- This community is historichttp://www.waymarking.com/wm/search.aspx?f=1&lat=35.292908&lon=-81.491200&t=6 and we have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for Elizabeth City.
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Elizabeth City ...
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.
- Dover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Fancy ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Landsdown
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Light Oak
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Oak Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Pleasant Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cleveland County
- Rocky Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Brook
- Rocky Brook is located in Cleveland County
- Rollingwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rollingwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
- Rollingwood is located in Cleveland County
- Stony Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Stony Point is located in Cleveland County
- Sulphur Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Sulphur Springs is located in Cleveland County
- Waco
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Waco is located in Cleveland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Zion
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Elizabeth City 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 Elizabeth City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Elizabeth City and extending to:
- Shelby, which is the Seat of Cleveland County, lies just to the West.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 163 miles [262.3 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Elizabeth City to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 349 miles [561.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,245 miles [10,050.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,946 miles [11,178.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,824 miles [7,763.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Elizabeth City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Cleveland County: www.clevelandcounty.com/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Elizabeth City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Elizabeth City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2929, Longitude: -81.4912 In this case, the coordinates for Elizabeth City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Elizabeth City to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.598 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.994 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.739 degrees. |