Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Minnesott 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 Minnesott Beach:
  • 34.988374, -76.828057
  • 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 Minnesott 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 Pamlico County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pamlico County
  • Since Minnesott Beach is near Craven County and also Carteret 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 Carteret 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 Minnesott Beach

Curious and Interesting Names Near Minnesott 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.

• Bachelor
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bachelor is located in Craven County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelor
• Blades
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Blades is located in Craven County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blades
• Camp Seagull
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Camp Seagull is located in Pamlico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Seagull
• Cherry Point ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cherry Point is located in Craven County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Point
  • Cherry Point has also been known as:
  • Cherry Point Landing
  • Cherrypoint Landing
  • Cherrypoint
• College Park
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • College Park is located in Craven County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
• Craven Corner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Craven Corner is located in Craven County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven Corner
• Great Neck
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Great Neck is located in Craven County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Neck
• Havelock
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Havelock is located in Craven County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,593 people
• Havelock Park
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Havelock Park is located in Craven County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock Park
• Kennel Beach
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Kennel Beach is located in Pamlico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennel Beach
• Oriental
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Oriental is located in Pamlico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriental
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oriental <1>

How Far From Minnesott Beach to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Minnesott Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Bayboro, which is the Seat of Pamlico County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Minnesott Beach to Bayboro, with an average speed<3> 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 115 miles [185.1 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 270 miles [434.5 km] to the north (N). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,054 miles [9,743 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,741 miles [10,848.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,626 miles [7,444.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'