Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Exeter, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Exeter and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Exeter
- 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 Exeter:
- 34.557389, -77.807759
- 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 Exeter
- 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 Pender County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pender County
- Since Exeter is near Duplin County and also Onslow County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Duplin County
- eBird sighting report for Onslow 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 Exeter ...
We found 22 communities that share the name Exeter.
There is one other community in North Carolina which is also named Exeter.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 21 communities, twenty are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Exeter lies 2,442 miles [3,930 km]<2> to the northwest of the Exeter that is located in Pender County.
- California
- Connecticut
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Kansas
- Maine
- Michigan
- Missouri
- Montana
- Dawson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Exeter [Dawson County].
- Phillips County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Phillips County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Phillips County community of Exeter.
- Nebraska
- New Hampshire
- New Mexico
- New York
- Ohio
- Licking County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Licking County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Licking County community of Exeter.
- Sandusky County
- This community is historic and although located in Sandusky County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sandusky County community of Exeter.
- Ontario
- This Exeter lies 638 miles [1,026.8 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Exeter that is located in Pender County.
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- Virginia
- British Columbia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Exeter ...
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.
- Little Kelly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Kelly have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Kelly
- Little Kelly is located in Pender County
- Maple Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Maple Hill is located in Pender County
- Mooretown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Rocky Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Rocky Point is located in Pender County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Point <5>
- Shaken
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Shelter Neck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelter Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelter Neck
- Shelter Neck is located in Pender County
- Six Forks
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Stag Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Twin Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - White Stocking
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Stocking have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Stocking
- White Stocking is located in Pender County
How Far From Exeter 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 community such as Exeter to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Exeter once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Exeter and extending to:
- Burgaw, which is the Seat of Pender County, lies just to the West.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Exeter to Raleigh, with an average speed<6>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 302 miles [486 km] to the north (N). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,116 miles [9,842.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,803 miles [10,948.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,689 miles [7,546.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Pender County: www.pender-county.com/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Exeter could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Exeter) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Exeter. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5574, Longitude: -77.8078 In this case, the coordinates for Exeter have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Exeter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Exeter to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.51 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.492 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.56 degrees. |