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:
  • 36.296528, -76.223719
  • 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 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 Pasquotank County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pasquotank County
  • Since Elizabeth City is near Camden County and also Perquimans County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Camden County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Perquimans 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 Elizabeth City

Communities Also Named Elizabeth City ...

We found two communities that are also named Elizabeth City.

There is one other community in North Carolina that 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 ...
  • Cleveland County
    • This Elizabeth City is located in Cleveland County and lies 303 miles [487.6 km]<1> to the west of the Elizabeth City that is located in Pasquotank County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleveland County community of Elizabeth City.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Virginia
    • Elizabeth City #1
    • This community is historichttp://www.waymarking.com/wm/search.aspx?f=1&lat=36.296528&lon=-76.223719&t=6 and we have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for Elizabeth City.

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.

• Brite Meadows
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Brite Meadows is located in Pasquotank County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brite Meadows
• Forest Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Forest Park is located in Pasquotank County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
• Hickory Acres
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Hickory Acres is located in Pasquotank County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Acres
• Jethro Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Jethro Park is located in Pasquotank County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jethro Park
• Lambs Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Lambs Corner is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Corner
• Lumber Mill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Lumber Mill is located in Pasquotank County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber Mill
• Oak Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Oak Grove is located in Pasquotank County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Poolville ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Poolville is located in Pasquotank County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poolville
• Rabbit Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Rabbit Corner is located in Pasquotank County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Corner
• Rosewood
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Rosewood is located in Pasquotank County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood

How Far From Elizabeth City 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 city 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:

• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 139 miles [223.7 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Elizabeth City to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 185 miles [297.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,972 miles [9,611 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,663 miles [10,723.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,546 miles [7,316.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'