Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Lake and Shores 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 Lake and Shores Estates:
  • 34.738494, -76.764101
  • 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 Lake and Shores 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 Carteret County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carteret County
  • Since Lake and Shores Estates is near Craven County and also Pamlico County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Craven 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 Lake and Shores Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake and Shores 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.

• Coastal Shores
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Coastal Shores is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coastal Shores
• Crab Point Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Crab Point Village is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Point Village
• Mandy Farms
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Mandy Farms is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandy Farms
• Mitchell Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Mitchell Village is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Village
• Money Island Beach
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Money Island Beach is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money Island Beach
• Morehead City
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Morehead City is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehead City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,669 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morehead City <1>
• Spooners Creek Harbor
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Spooners Creek Harbor is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spooners Creek Harbor
• Sunrise Point
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Sunrise Point is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Point
• Wildwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Wildwood is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

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

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

• Beaufort, which is the Seat of Carteret County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 127 miles [204.4 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Lake and Shores Estates to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 287 miles [461.9 km] to the north (N). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,747 miles [10,858.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,634 miles [7,457.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'