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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 Ocean Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ocean Hills and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Hills:
    • 36.387300, -75.829500
    • 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 Hills
  • 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 Currituck County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Currituck County
    • Since Ocean Hills is near Dare County and also Camden County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dare 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 Hills

Communities Also Named Ocean Hills ...

We found one communities that are also named Ocean Hills.

Within North Carolina, the name Ocean Hills is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Ocean Hills in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • San Diego County
      • This Ocean Hills is located in San Diego County and lies 2,342 miles [3,769.1 km]<1> to the west of the Ocean Hills that is located in Currituck County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Diego County community of Ocean Hills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ocean Hills ...

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.

  • Alder Branch
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Alder Branch is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Branch
  • Coinjock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Duck
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • False Cape Landing
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • False Cape Landing is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for False Cape Landing
  • Gulls Flight
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Gulls Flight is located in Dare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulls Flight
  • Gum Corner
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Gum Corner is located in Currituck County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Corner
  • Indiantown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Indiantown is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
  • Knotts Island
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Maple
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Maple is located in Currituck County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
  • Ocean Pines
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Ocean Pines is located in Dare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Pines
  • Old Trap
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Old Trap is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Trap
  • Olds
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Olds is located in Currituck County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olds
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Poplar Branch
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Riddle
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Riddle is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle
    • Sea Ridge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Sea Ridge is located in Dare County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Ridge
    • Shipswatch
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Shipswatch is located in Dare County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipswatch
    • Snow Geese Dunes
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Snow Geese Dunes is located in Dare County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Geese Dunes
    • Walnut Island
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Walnut Island is located in Currituck County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Island
    • Waterlily
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Waterlily is located in Currituck County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterlily
    • Wild Duck Dunes
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Wild Duck Dunes is located in Dare County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Duck Dunes

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ocean Hills and extending to:

  • Currituck, which is the Seat of Currituck County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ocean Hills to Currituck, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 162 miles [260.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 185 miles [297.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,951 miles [9,577.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,641 miles [10,687.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,525 miles [7,282.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ocean Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Ocean Hills 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 Ocean Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3873, Longitude: -75.8295       In this case, the coordinates for Ocean Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.341 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.429 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.18 degrees.