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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 Gibbton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gibbton 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 Gibbton:
- 35.099054, -76.727709
- 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 Gibbton
- 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 Pamlico County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pamlico County
- Since Gibbton is near Carteret County and also Beaufort County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carteret County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Gibbton
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gibbton ...
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.
- Alliance
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Seagull
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Seagull is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Seagull
- Florence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Florence is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Lynch Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lynch Beach is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Beach
- Minnesott Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Minnesott Beach is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesott Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Oriental
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Reelsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Reelsboro is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsboro
- Silver Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Hill is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
- Stonewall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stonewall is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Swan Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Swan Corner is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Corner
How Far From Gibbton 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 Gibbton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Gibbton and extending to:
- Bayboro, which is the Seat of Pamlico County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 117 miles [188.3 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Gibbton to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 262 miles [421.6 km] to the north (N). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,045 miles [9,728.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,732 miles [10,834.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,617 miles [7,430.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Gibbton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Gibbton 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 Gibbton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0991, Longitude: -76.7277 In this case, the coordinates for Gibbton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.897 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.871 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.98 degrees. |
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