Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 New Bern:
  • 35.108349, -77.044374
  • 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 New Bern

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

Communities Also Named New Bern ...

We found one communities that are also named New Bern.

Within North Carolina, the name New Bern is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named New Bern in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Ohio
    • Athens County
    • This community is historic<1> and although located in Athens County, we don't know where within the county.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Athens County community of New Bern.

Curious and Interesting Names Near New Bern ...

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.

• Craven Terrace
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Craven Terrace is located in Craven County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven Terrace
• Cypress Shores
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Cypress Shores is located in Craven County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Shores
• Forest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Forest is located in Craven County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
• Greenwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenwood is located in Craven County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Holly Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Holly Hills is located in Craven County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
• James City
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • James City is located in Craven County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
• Quail Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Quail Ridge is located in Craven County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
• Snug Harbor
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Snug Harbor is located in Craven County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor

How Far From New Bern 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 city such as New Bern to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from New Bern to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 261 miles [420 km] to the north (N). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,059 miles [9,751 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,746 miles [10,856.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,631 miles [7,452.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'