Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hootentown:
  • 35.536274, -77.019672
  • 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 Hootentown

• 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 Beaufort County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Beaufort County
  • Since Hootentown is near Pitt County and also Martin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pitt County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Martin 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 Hootentown

Communities Also Named Hootentown ...

We found one communities that are also named Hootentown.

Within North Carolina, the name Hootentown is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Kentucky
    • Clark County
    • This Hootentown is located in Clark County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hootentown that is located in Beaufort County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Hootentown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hootentown ...

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.

• Douglas Crossroads
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Douglas Crossroads is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Crossroads
• Hall Swamp
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Hall Swamp is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Swamp
• Mimosa Shores
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Mimosa Shores is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimosa Shores
• Pineygrove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Pineygrove is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineygrove
• Porter Junction
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Porter Junction is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Junction
• River Road
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • River Road is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Road
• Rosedale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Rosedale is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
• Shady Banks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Shady Banks is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Banks
• Smallwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Smallwood is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood

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

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

• Washington, which is the Seat of Beaufort County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Hootentown to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>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 most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 232 miles [373.4 km] to the north (N). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,039 miles [9,718.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,729 miles [10,829.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,613 miles [7,423.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'