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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 Pomouk Indian Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pomouk Indian Village and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Pomouk Indian Village
  • 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 Pomouk Indian Village:
    • 35.470721, -76.813827
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Pomouk Indian Village
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pomouk Indian Village ...

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.

  • Bath
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bath have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
    • Bath is located in Beaufort County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <2>
  • Core Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Core Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Core Point
    • Core Point is located in Beaufort County
  • Douglas Crossroads
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglas Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Crossroads
    • Douglas Crossroads is located in Beaufort County
  • Everetts Crossroads
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everetts Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everetts Crossroads
    • Everetts Crossroads is located in Beaufort County
  • Five Points
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Five Points is located in Beaufort County
  • Pine Crest
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
    • Pine Crest is located in Beaufort County
  • Ransomville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransomville
    • Ransomville is located in Beaufort County
  • Rest Haven
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rest Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven
    • Rest Haven is located in Beaufort County
  • Rodmans Quarter
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rodmans Quarter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodmans Quarter
    • Rodmans Quarter is located in Beaufort County
  • Sandy Landing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Landing
    • Sandy Landing is located in Beaufort County
  • Shell Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Landing
    • Shell Landing is located in Beaufort County

How Far From Pomouk Indian Village to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Pomouk Indian Village to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Pomouk Indian Village once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Pomouk Indian Village and extending to:

  • Washington, which is the Seat of Beaufort County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<4> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pomouk Indian Village to Washington, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 104 miles [167.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 236 miles [379.8 km] to the north (N). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,033 miles [9,709.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,722 miles [10,818 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,606 miles [7,412.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

The official website for Beaufort County: www.co.beaufort.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Pomouk Indian Village, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pomouk Indian Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pomouk Indian Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4707, Longitude: -76.8138       In this case, the coordinates for Pomouk Indian Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Pomouk Indian Village to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.932 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.967 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.883 degrees.




 

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