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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 Queens Court, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Queens Court 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 Queens Court:
- 34.662385, -77.058003
- 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 Queens Court
- 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 Queens Court is near Onslow County and also Craven County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Onslow County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Craven 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 Queens Court
Communities Also Named Queens Court ...
We found one communities that are also named Queens Court.
Within North Carolina, the name Queens Court is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Queens Court in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Saratoga County
- This Queens Court is located in Saratoga County and lies 612 miles [984.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Queens Court that is located in Carteret County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saratoga County community of Queens Court.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Queens Court ...
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.
- Bucks Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bucks Corner is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks Corner
- Cedar Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Emerald Isle
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Foxlair
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Foxlair is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxlair
- Indian Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lands End
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lands End is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lands End
- Ocean
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ocean is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean
- Pebble Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pebble Beach is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Beach
- Salter Path
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Silverdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Silverdale is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale
- Sound of the Sea
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sound of the Sea is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sound of the Sea
How Far From Queens Court 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 Queens Court to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Queens Court and extending to:
- Beaufort, which is the Seat of Carteret County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Queens Court to Beaufort, 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 most of a day.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 118 miles [189.9 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 292 miles [469.9 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 6,078 miles [9,781.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,764 miles [10,885.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,650 miles [7,483.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Queens Court) 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 Queens Court 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 Queens Court. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6624, Longitude: -77.0580 In this case, the coordinates for Queens Court have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.093 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.03 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.25 degrees. |
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