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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, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ocean 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 Ocean:
- 34.711828, -76.991334
- 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
- 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 Carteret County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carteret County
- Since Ocean is near Onslow County and also Craven County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Onslow County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Craven 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
Communities Also Named Ocean ...
We found two communities that are also named Ocean.
Within North Carolina, the name Ocean is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Allegany County
- This Ocean is located in Allegany County and lies 354 miles [569.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Ocean that is located in Carteret County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Ocean.
- New Jersey
- Monmouth County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Ocean [Monmouth County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ocean ...
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.
- Bucks Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bucks Corner is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks Corner
- Cedar Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Emerald Isle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Foxlair
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Foxlair is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxlair
- Indian Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lands End
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lands End is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lands End
- Pebble Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pebble Beach is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Beach
- Queens Court
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Queens Court is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Court
- Salter Path
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sound of the Sea
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sound of the Sea is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sound of the Sea
How Far From Ocean 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 to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ocean and extending to:
- Beaufort, which is the Seat of Carteret County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Ocean to Beaufort, with an average speed<4> 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 118 miles [189.9 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 289 miles [465.1 km] to the north (N). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,073 miles [9,773.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,759 miles [10,877.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,645 miles [7,475.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ocean) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Ocean could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 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. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7118, Longitude: -76.9913 In this case, the coordinates for Ocean have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.054 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.994 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.209 degrees. |
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