Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Makleyville:
  • 35.460722, -76.545483
  • 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 Makleyville

• 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 Hyde County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hyde County
  • Since Makleyville is near Beaufort County and also Pamlico County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Beaufort 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 Makleyville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Makleyville ...

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.

• Hoophole Landing
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Hoophole Landing is located in Hyde County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoophole Landing
• Leechville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Leechville is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leechville
• Pine Crest
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Pine Crest is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
• Piney Grove Landing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Piney Grove Landing is located in Hyde County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove Landing
• Ransomville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Ransomville is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransomville
• Rest Haven
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Rest Haven is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven
• Rose Bay
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Rose Bay is located in Hyde County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Bay
• Sandy Landing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Sandy Landing is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Landing
• Schoolhouse Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Schoolhouse Landing is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoolhouse Landing
• Sladesville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Sladesville is located in Hyde County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sladesville

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

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

• Swan Quarter, which is the Seat of Hyde County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Makleyville to Swan Quarter, 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 119 miles [191.5 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 238 miles [383 km] to the north (N). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,022 miles [9,691.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,709 miles [10,797.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,594 miles [7,393.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'