Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ocean Dunes:
  • 36.160164, -75.743240
  • 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 Ocean Dunes

• 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 Dare County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dare County
  • Since Ocean Dunes is near Currituck County and also Camden County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Currituck County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Camden 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 Ocean Dunes

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ocean Dunes ...

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.

• Duck
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Duck is located in Dare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duck <1>
• Gulls Flight
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Gulls Flight is located in Dare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulls Flight
• Jay Crest
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Jay Crest is located in Dare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay Crest
• Ocean Pines
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ocean Pines is located in Dare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Pines
• Sand Dollar Shores
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Sand Dollar Shores is located in Dare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Dollar Shores
• Sandy Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Sandy Ridge is located in Dare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
• Schooner Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Schooner Ridge is located in Dare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schooner Ridge
• Sea Hawk
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Sea Hawk is located in Dare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Hawk
• Sea Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Sea Ridge is located in Dare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Ridge
• Shipswatch
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Shipswatch is located in Dare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipswatch
• Snow Geese Dunes
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Snow Geese Dunes is located in Dare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Geese Dunes
• Wild Duck Dunes
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Wild Duck Dunes is located in Dare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Duck Dunes

How Far From Ocean Dunes 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 Ocean Dunes to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Manteo, which is the Seat of Dare County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ocean Dunes to Manteo, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 164 miles [263.9 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 201 miles [323.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 5,957 miles [9,586.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,646 miles [10,695.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,530 miles [7,290.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'