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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 Oyster Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oyster Creek 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 Oyster Creek:
- 35.118226, -75.975454
- 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 Oyster Creek
- 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 Hyde County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hyde County
- Since Oyster Creek is near Carteret County and also Dare County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carteret County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dare 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 Oyster Creek
Communities Also Named Oyster Creek ...
We found two communities that are also named Oyster Creek.
Within North Carolina, the name Oyster Creek is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Jersey
- Atlantic County
- This Oyster Creek is located in Atlantic County and lies 314 miles [505.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Oyster Creek that is located in Hyde County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Atlantic County community of Oyster Creek.
- Texas
- Brazoria County
- This Oyster Creek is located in Brazoria County and lies 1,206 miles [1,940.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Oyster Creek that is located in Hyde County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brazoria County community of Oyster Creek.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oyster Creek ...
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.
- Cedar Island
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lake Landing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lake Landing is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Landing
- Last Chance
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Last Chance is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Last Chance
- Little Port
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Little Port is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Port
- Mount Pleasant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Nebraska
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Nebraska is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebraska
- New Holland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- New Holland is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
- Oyster Creek Landing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sound Shores
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sound Shores is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sound Shores
How Far From Oyster Creek 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 Oyster Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oyster Creek and extending to:
- Swan Quarter, which is the Seat of Hyde County, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Oyster Creek to Swan Quarter, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 156 miles [251.1 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 267 miles [429.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,011 miles [9,673.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,695 miles [10,774.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,582 miles [7,374 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oyster Creek) 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 Oyster Creek 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 Oyster Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1182, Longitude: -75.9755 In this case, the coordinates for Oyster Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.481 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.398 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.696 degrees. |
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