Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Kitty Hawk Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kitty Hawk Beach and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Kitty Hawk Beach
- 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 Kitty Hawk Beach:
- 36.094054, -75.706569
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Kitty Hawk Beach
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Dare County
- Since Kitty Hawk Beach is near Currituck County and also Camden County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Currituck County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kitty Hawk Beach ...
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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duck have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck
- Duck is located in Dare County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duck <2>
- Jay Crest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Kill Devil Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kill Devil Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kill Devil Hills
- Kill Devil Hills is located in Dare County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,413 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kill Devil Hills <2>
- Kitty Hawk
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kitty Hawk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitty Hawk
- Kitty Hawk is located in Dare County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,598 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kitty Hawk <2>
- Ocean Dunes
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Dunes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Dunes
- Ocean Dunes is located in Dare County
- Sand Dollar Shores
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Dollar Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Dollar Shores
- Sand Dollar Shores is located in Dare County
- Sandy Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Sandy Ridge is located in Dare County
- Schooner Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schooner Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schooner Ridge
- Schooner Ridge is located in Dare County
- Sea Hawk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Sea Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Shipswatch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shipswatch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipswatch
- Shipswatch is located in Dare County
- Snow Geese Dunes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Geese Dunes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Geese Dunes
- Snow Geese Dunes is located in Dare County
- Spot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Wild Duck Dunes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wild Duck Dunes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Duck Dunes
- Wild Duck Dunes is located in Dare County
How Far From Kitty Hawk Beach 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 Kitty Hawk Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Kitty Hawk Beach and extending to:
- Manteo, which is the Seat of Dare County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Kitty Hawk Beach to Manteo, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 165 miles [265.5 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 206 miles [331.5 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,958 miles [9,588.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,531 miles [7,291.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kitty Hawk Beach. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Dare County: www.co.dare.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kitty Hawk Beach) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kitty Hawk Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0941, Longitude: -75.7066 In this case, the coordinates for Kitty Hawk Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <5> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Kitty Hawk Beach to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.287 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.324 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.242 degrees. |