Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Nixons 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 Nixons Beach:
  • 36.021550, -76.474661
  • 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 Nixons 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 Chowan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chowan County
  • Since Nixons Beach is near Washington County and also Perquimans County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Perquimans 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 Nixons Beach

Curious and Interesting Names Near Nixons 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 northwest)
  • Barber is located in Chowan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
• Cherry
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Cherry is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry
• Forestburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Forestburg is located in Perquimans County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestburg
• Greenfield
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Greenfield is located in Chowan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
• Holiday Island
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Holiday Island is located in Perquimans County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Island
• Pea Ridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Pea Ridge is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
• Pleasant Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• River Neck
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • River Neck is located in Tyrrell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Neck
• Roper
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Roper is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roper <1>
• Skinnersville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Skinnersville is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinnersville
• Snug Harbor
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Snug Harbor is located in Perquimans County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor

How Far From Nixons 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 Nixons 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 Nixons Beach and extending to:

• Edenton, which is the Seat of Chowan County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 122 miles [196.3 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Nixons Beach to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 200 miles [321.9 km] to the north (N). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,995 miles [9,648 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,685 miles [10,758.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,569 miles [7,353.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'