Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Okisko:
  • 36.259324, -76.354660
  • 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 Okisko

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Okisko ...

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.

• Brite Meadows
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Brite Meadows is located in Pasquotank County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brite Meadows
• Elizabeth City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Elizabeth City is located in Pasquotank County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,013 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabeth City <1>
• Forest Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Forest Park is located in Pasquotank County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
• Forestburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Forestburg is located in Perquimans County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestburg
• Hickory Acres
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hickory Acres is located in Pasquotank County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Acres
• Jethro Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jethro Park is located in Pasquotank County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jethro Park
• Lumber Mill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lumber Mill is located in Pasquotank County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber Mill
• Oak Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Oak Grove is located in Pasquotank County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Rabbit Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Rabbit Corner is located in Pasquotank County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Corner
• Rosewood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Rosewood is located in Pasquotank County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood

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

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

• Elizabeth City, which is the Seat of Pasquotank County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 131 miles [210.8 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Okisko to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 185 miles [297.7 km] to the north (N). 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 5,979 miles [9,622.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,671 miles [10,735.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,554 miles [7,329 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'