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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in North Harlowe, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Harlowe and the surrounding area.
- 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 North Harlowe:
- 34.860439, -76.771879
- 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 North Harlowe
- 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 North Harlowe is near Carteret County and also Pamlico County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carteret 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 North Harlowe
Curious and Interesting Names Near North Harlowe ...
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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bachelor is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelor
- Blades
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Blades is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blades
- Camp Seagull
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Camp Seagull is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Seagull
- Cherry Point ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- College Park is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- Crab Point Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Crab Point Village is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Point Village
- Craven Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Craven Corner is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven Corner
- Great Neck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Great Neck is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Neck
- Havelock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Havelock is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,593 people
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Havelock Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Havelock Park is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock Park
- Holly Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Springs is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Mandy Farms
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mandy Farms is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandy Farms
- Sunrise Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sunrise Point is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Point
- Union Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Union Point is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Point
- Wildwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wildwood is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
How Far From North Harlowe 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 community such as North Harlowe to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in North Harlowe and extending to:
- New Bern, which is the Seat of Craven County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from North Harlowe to New Bern, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 123 miles [197.9 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 279 miles [449 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,057 miles [9,747.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,743 miles [10,851.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,629 miles [7,449.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- North Harlowe) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <3> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from North Harlowe to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in North Harlowe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8604, Longitude: -76.7719 In this case, the coordinates for North Harlowe have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.929 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.872 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.078 degrees. |
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