Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Reads Chapel, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Reads Chapel and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Reads Chapel

• 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 Reads Chapel:
  • 35.311004, -76.746041
  • 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 Reads Chapel

• 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 Beaufort County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Beaufort County
  • Since Reads Chapel is near Pamlico County and also Craven County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pamlico 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 Reads Chapel

Curious and Interesting Names Near Reads Chapel ...

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.

• Aurora
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Aurora is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <1>
• Edward
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Edward is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edward
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edward <1>
• Jones
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jones is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
• Pine Crest
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Pine Crest is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
• Rest Haven
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Rest Haven is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven
• Royal
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Royal is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
• Shell Landing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Shell Landing is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Landing
• Small
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Small is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Small
• Spring Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Spring Creek is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
• Vinegar Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Vinegar Hill is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Hill

How Far From Reads Chapel 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 Reads Chapel to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Washington, which is the Seat of Beaufort County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Reads Chapel to Washington, 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 111 miles [178.6 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 248 miles [399.1 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,037 miles [9,715.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,725 miles [10,822.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,610 miles [7,419.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'