Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Listers Corner:
  • 36.141548, -76.171319
  • 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 Listers Corner

• 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 Pasquotank County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pasquotank County
  • Since Listers Corner is near Perquimans County and also Camden County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Perquimans 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 Listers Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Listers Corner ...

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.

• Alder Branch
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Alder Branch is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Branch
• Bob White Fork
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Bob White Fork is located in Pasquotank County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bob White Fork
• Elizabeth City Beach
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Elizabeth City Beach is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City Beach
• Frog Island
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Frog Island is located in Pasquotank County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Island
• Glen Cove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Glen Cove is located in Pasquotank County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
• Goose Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Goose Creek is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Creek
• Oak Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Oak Grove is located in Pasquotank County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Old Trap
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Old Trap is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Trap
• Poolville ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Poolville is located in Pasquotank County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poolville
• Rabbit Corner
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Rabbit Corner is located in Pasquotank County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Corner
• Texas
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Texas is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas

How Far From Listers Corner 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 Listers Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Elizabeth City, which is the Seat of Pasquotank County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Listers Corner to Elizabeth City, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 140 miles [225.3 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 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 196 miles [315.4 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,976 miles [9,617.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,666 miles [10,727.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,550 miles [7,322.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'