Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ketner Heights:
  • 34.894605, -76.927443
  • 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 Ketner Heights

• 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 Ketner Heights 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 Ketner Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ketner Heights ...

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
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Bachelor is located in Craven County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelor
• Blades
  (8 miles [12.9 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 northeast)
  • 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
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • College Park is located in Craven County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
• Havelock
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • 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 southeast)
  • Havelock Park is located in Craven County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock Park
• Holly Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Holly Springs is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
• Kennel Beach
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Kennel Beach is located in Pamlico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennel Beach
• Minnesott Beach
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Minnesott Beach is located in Pamlico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesott Beach
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
• Union Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Union Point is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Point

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

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

• New Bern, which is the Seat of Craven County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ketner Heights to New Bern, with an average speed<2> 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 114 miles [183.5 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 276 miles [444.2 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 6,063 miles [9,757.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,749 miles [10,861.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,635 miles [7,459.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'