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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 Old Trap, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Old Trap 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 Old Trap:
- 36.240715, -76.026869
- 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 Old Trap
- 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 Camden County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Camden County
- Since Old Trap is near Pasquotank County and also Currituck County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pasquotank County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Currituck 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 Old Trap
Communities Also Named Old Trap ...
We found one communities that are also named Old Trap.
Within North Carolina, the name Old Trap is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Old Trap in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- Spotsylvania County
- This Old Trap is located in Spotsylvania County and lies 155 miles [249.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Old Trap that is located in Camden County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spotsylvania County community of Old Trap.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Old Trap ...
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
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Alder Branch is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Branch
- Coinjock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elizabeth City Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Elizabeth City Beach is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City Beach
- Frog Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Frog Island is located in Pasquotank County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Island
- Glen Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Cove is located in Pasquotank County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
- Goose Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Goose Creek is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Creek
- Indiantown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Indiantown is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
- Poolville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Poolville is located in Pasquotank County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poolville
- Poplar Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Riddle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Riddle is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle
- Texas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Texas is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
- Walnut Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Walnut Island is located in Currituck County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Island
How Far From Old Trap 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 Old Trap to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Old Trap and extending to:
- Camden, which is the Seat of Camden County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Old Trap to Camden, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 149 miles [239.8 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 191 miles [307.4 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 5,966 miles [9,601.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,656 miles [10,711.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,539 miles [7,304.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Old Trap) 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 Old Trap 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 Old Trap. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2407, Longitude: -76.0269 In this case, the coordinates for Old Trap have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.459 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.542 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.31 degrees. |
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