Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hastings Corner:
  • 36.351823, -76.163543
  • 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 Hastings Corner

• 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 Camden County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Camden County
  • Since Hastings Corner is near Currituck County and also Pasquotank County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Currituck County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pasquotank 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 Hastings Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hastings Corner ...

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.

• Brite Meadows
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Brite Meadows is located in Pasquotank County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brite Meadows
• Burnt Mills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Burnt Mills is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills
• Elizabeth City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Elizabeth City is located in Pasquotank County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,013 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabeth City <1>
• Forest Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Forest Park is located in Pasquotank County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
• Gregory
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Gregory is located in Currituck County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
• Gum Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Gum Corner is located in Currituck County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Corner
• Hickory Acres
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hickory Acres is located in Pasquotank County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Acres
• Indiantown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Indiantown is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
• Jethro Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jethro Park is located in Pasquotank County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jethro Park
• Lambs Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lambs Corner is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Corner
• Lumber Mill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lumber Mill is located in Pasquotank County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber Mill
• Oak Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Grove is located in Pasquotank County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Rosewood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rosewood is located in Pasquotank County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood

How Far From Hastings Corner 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 Hastings Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hastings Corner and extending to:

• Camden, which is the Seat of Camden County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 143 miles [230.1 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Hastings Corner to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 182 miles [292.9 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,967 miles [9,603 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,658 miles [10,715 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,541 miles [7,308 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'