Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Everetts, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Everetts and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Everetts
- 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 Everetts:
- 35.834651, -77.172296
- 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 Everetts
- 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 Martin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Martin County
- Since Everetts is near Pitt County and also Beaufort County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pitt County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Everetts ...
We found one communities that share the name Everetts.
Within North Carolina, the name Everetts is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Everetts in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Everetts ...
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.
- Bear Grass
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Grass have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Grass
- Bear Grass is located in Martin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Church Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Church Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Crossroads
- Church Crossroads is located in Martin County
- Coreys Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coreys Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coreys Crossroads
- Coreys Crossroads is located in Martin County
- Farmlife
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Fountain Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Fork
- Fountain Fork is located in Edgecombe County
- Gold Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Point
- Gold Point is located in Martin County
- Grabtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Mayos Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayos Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayos Crossroads
- Mayos Crossroads is located in Edgecombe County
- Minnie Bert
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minnie Bert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie Bert
- Minnie Bert is located in Pitt County
- Oak City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City
- Oak City is located in Martin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak City <3>
- Stokes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Everetts 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 Everetts to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Everetts and extending to:
- Williamston, which is the Seat of Martin County, lies just to the East.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 82 miles [132 km]<4> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Everetts to Raleigh, with an average speed<5>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 211 miles [339.6 km] to the north (N). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,034 miles [9,710.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,725 miles [10,822.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,608 miles [7,415.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Everetts. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Martin County: www.martincountyncgov.com
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Everetts, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Everetts) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Everetts. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8347, Longitude: -77.1723 In this case, the coordinates for Everetts have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Everetts to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.119 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.236 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.892 degrees. |