Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Jerrett Estates:
  • 34.869049, -76.888552
  • 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 Jerrett Estates

• 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 Craven County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Craven County
  • Since Jerrett Estates is near Carteret County and also Pamlico 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 Pamlico 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 Jerrett Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jerrett Estates ...

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.

• Bachelor
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Bachelor is located in Craven County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelor
• Blades
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Blades is located in Craven County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blades
• Camp Seagull
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Camp Seagull is located in Pamlico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Seagull
• Cherry Point ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Cherry Point is located in Craven County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Point
  • Cherry Point has also been known as:
  • Cherry Point Landing
  • Cherrypoint Landing
  • Cherrypoint
• College Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • College Park is located in Craven County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
• Craven Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Craven Corner is located in Craven County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven Corner
• Havelock
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Havelock is located in Craven County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,593 people
• Havelock Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Havelock Park is located in Craven County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock Park
• Holly Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Holly Springs is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
• Minnesott Beach
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Minnesott Beach is located in Pamlico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesott Beach
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
• Union Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Union Point is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Point

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Jerrett Estates and extending to:

• New Bern, which is the Seat of Craven County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Jerrett Estates to New Bern, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over 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 117 miles [188.3 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 278 miles [447.4 km] to the north (N). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,062 miles [9,755.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,748 miles [10,859.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,634 miles [7,457.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'