Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Jay Crest:
  • 36.151275, -75.746017
  • 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 Jay Crest

• 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 Dare County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dare County
  • Since Jay Crest is near Currituck County and also Camden 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 Camden 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 Jay Crest

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jay Crest ...

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.

• Duck
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Duck is located in Dare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duck <1>
• Gulls Flight
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Gulls Flight is located in Dare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulls Flight
• Ocean Dunes
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Ocean Dunes is located in Dare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Dunes
• Ocean Pines
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Ocean Pines is located in Dare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Pines
• Sand Dollar Shores
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Sand Dollar Shores is located in Dare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Dollar Shores
• Sandy Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Sandy Ridge is located in Dare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
• Schooner Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Schooner Ridge is located in Dare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schooner Ridge
• Sea Hawk
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Sea Hawk is located in Dare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Hawk
• Sea Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Sea Ridge is located in Dare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Ridge
• Shipswatch
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Shipswatch is located in Dare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipswatch
• Snow Geese Dunes
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Snow Geese Dunes is located in Dare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Geese Dunes
• Wild Duck Dunes
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Wild Duck Dunes is located in Dare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Duck Dunes

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

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

• Manteo, which is the Seat of Dare County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Jay Crest to Manteo, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 163 miles [262.3 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 202 miles [325.1 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,957 miles [9,586.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,646 miles [10,695.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,530 miles [7,290.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'