Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Pine Knoll Shores:
  • 34.697363, -76.820248
  • 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 Pine Knoll Shores

• 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 Pine Knoll Shores is near Craven County and also Onslow County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Craven County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Onslow 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 Pine Knoll Shores

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine Knoll Shores ...

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.

• Coastal Shores
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Coastal Shores is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coastal Shores
• Crab Point Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Crab Point Village is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Point Village
• Foxlair
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Foxlair is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxlair
• Indian Beach
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Indian Beach is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Beach
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian Beach <1>
• Mandy Farms
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mandy Farms is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandy Farms
• Mitchell Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Mitchell Village is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Village
• Money Island Beach
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Money Island Beach is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money Island Beach
• Morehead City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Morehead City is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehead City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,669 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morehead City <1>
• Salter Path
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Salter Path is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salter Path
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salter Path <1>
• Spooners Creek Harbor
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Spooners Creek Harbor is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spooners Creek Harbor
• Sunrise Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunrise Point is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Point
• Wildwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Wildwood is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

How Far From Pine Knoll Shores 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 town such as Pine Knoll Shores to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Beaufort, which is the Seat of Carteret County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Pine Knoll Shores to Beaufort, 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 127 miles [204.4 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 290 miles [466.7 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,066 miles [9,762.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,751 miles [10,864.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,638 miles [7,464.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'