Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Rhems:
  • 35.072659, -77.178008
  • 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 Rhems

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

Communities Also Named Rhems ...

We found one communities that are also named Rhems.

Within North Carolina, the name Rhems is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Rhems in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • South Carolina
    • Georgetown County
    • This Rhems is located in Georgetown County and lies 164 miles [263.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Rhems that is located in Craven County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Georgetown County community of Rhems.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rhems ...

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.

• Clark
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Clark is located in Craven County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
• Cypress Shores
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Cypress Shores is located in Craven County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Shores
• Greenwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Greenwood is located in Craven County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Holly Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Holly Hills is located in Craven County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
• Jones Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Jones Corner is located in Jones County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Corner
• Oak Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Grove is located in Jones County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Pollocksville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pollocksville is located in Jones County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollocksville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pollocksville <2>
• Quail Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Quail Ridge is located in Craven County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
• River Bend
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • River Bend is located in Craven County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,006 people
• Snug Harbor
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Snug Harbor is located in Craven County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
• Tenmile Fork
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Tenmile Fork is located in Jones County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile Fork

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rhems and extending to:

• New Bern, which is the Seat of Craven County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Rhems to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 264 miles [424.9 km] to the north (N). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 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 6,754 miles [10,869.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,639 miles [7,465.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'