Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Morehead City:
  • 34.722409, -76.725472
  • 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 Morehead City

• 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 Morehead City 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 Morehead City

Curious and Interesting Names Near Morehead City ...

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
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 north)
  • 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 northwest)
  • Mandy Farms is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandy Farms
• Mitchell Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Mitchell Village is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Village
• Money Island Beach
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Money Island Beach is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money Island Beach
• Shell Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Shell Landing is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Landing
• Spooners Creek Harbor
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Spooners Creek Harbor is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spooners Creek Harbor
• Steep Pines Fork
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Steep Pines Fork is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steep Pines Fork
• Sunrise Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Sunrise Point is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Point
• Wildwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Wildwood is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

How Far From Morehead City 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 town such as Morehead City to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Beaufort, which is the Seat of Carteret County, lies just to the East.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 130 miles [209.2 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Morehead City to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>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 288 miles [463.5 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,061 miles [9,754.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,746 miles [10,856.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,633 miles [7,456.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'