Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Marys 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 Marys Beach:
  • 36.161824, -76.754116
  • 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 Marys 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 Bertie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bertie County
  • Since Marys Beach is near Chowan County and also Hertford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chowan County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hertford 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 Marys Beach

Curious and Interesting Names Near Marys 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.

• Barber
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Barber is located in Chowan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
• Buzzards Crossroads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Buzzards Crossroads is located in Bertie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzards Crossroads
• Elm Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Elm Grove is located in Bertie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
• Glovers Crossroads
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Glovers Crossroads is located in Bertie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glovers Crossroads
• Goose Pond
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Goose Pond is located in Bertie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Pond
• Gregory Crossroads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Gregory Crossroads is located in Bertie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Crossroads
• Lloyd Crossroads
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Lloyd Crossroads is located in Hertford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd Crossroads
• Mount Rose
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Rose is located in Chowan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Rose
• Perrytown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Perrytown is located in Bertie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrytown
• Rockyhock
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Rockyhock is located in Chowan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockyhock
• Todds Crossroads
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Todds Crossroads is located in Bertie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Crossroads
• Trap
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Trap is located in Bertie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trap

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

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

• Windsor, which is the Seat of Bertie County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Marys Beach to Windsor, 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 four to five hours.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 108 miles [173.8 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 189 miles [304.2 km] to the north (N). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,001 miles [9,657.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,693 miles [10,771.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,576 miles [7,364.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'