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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 Emerald Isle, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Emerald Isle 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 Emerald Isle:
- 34.664424, -77.031669
- 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 Emerald Isle
- 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 Carteret County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carteret County
- Since Emerald Isle is near Onslow County and also Craven County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Onslow County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Craven 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 Emerald Isle
Communities Also Named Emerald Isle ...
We found one communities that are also named Emerald Isle.
Within North Carolina, the name Emerald Isle is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Emerald Isle in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Emerald Isle is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,936 miles [3,115.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Emerald Isle that is located in Carteret County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Emerald Isle.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Emerald Isle ...
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.
- Bucks Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bucks Corner is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks Corner
- Cedar Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Foxlair
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Foxlair is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxlair
- Indian Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lands End
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lands End is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lands End
- Ocean
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ocean is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean
- Pebble Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pebble Beach is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Beach
- Queens Court
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Queens Court is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Court
- Salter Path
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sound of the Sea
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sound of the Sea is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sound of the Sea
How Far From Emerald Isle 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 town such as Emerald Isle to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Emerald Isle and extending to:
- Beaufort, which is the Seat of Carteret County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Emerald Isle to Beaufort, with an average speed<3> 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 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 292 miles [469.9 km] to the north (N). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,077 miles [9,780 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,762 miles [10,882.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,649 miles [7,481.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Emerald Isle) 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 Emerald Isle 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 Emerald Isle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6644, Longitude: -77.0317 In this case, the coordinates for Emerald Isle have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.078 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.014 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.24 degrees. |
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