Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Grantsboro, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grantsboro and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Grantsboro

• 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 Grantsboro:
  • 35.144496, -76.844268
  • 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 Grantsboro

• 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 Grantsboro is near Beaufort County and also Craven County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Beaufort 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 Grantsboro

Communities Also Named Grantsboro ...

We found one communities that are also named Grantsboro.

Within North Carolina, the name Grantsboro is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Grantsboro in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Tennessee
    • Campbell County
    • This Grantsboro is located in Campbell County and lies 412 miles [663 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Grantsboro that is located in Pamlico County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of Grantsboro.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Grantsboro ...

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
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Alliance is located in Pamlico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 759 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alliance <2>
• Kennel Beach
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Kennel Beach is located in Pamlico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennel Beach
• Lynch Beach
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Lynch Beach is located in Pamlico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Beach
• Reelsboro
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Reelsboro is located in Pamlico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsboro
• Silver Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Silver Hill is located in Pamlico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
• Small
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Small is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Small
• Spring Hope
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Spring Hope is located in Craven County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hope
• Stonewall
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Stonewall is located in Pamlico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
• Swan Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Swan Corner is located in Pamlico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Corner

How Far From Grantsboro 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 town such as Grantsboro to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Grantsboro and extending to:

• Bayboro, which is the Seat of Pamlico County, lies just to the East.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 110 miles [177 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Grantsboro 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 259 miles [416.8 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 6,048 miles [9,733.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,735 miles [10,838.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,621 miles [7,436.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'