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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 River Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to River Heights and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 River Heights:
    • 34.752661, -76.717155
    • 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 River Heights
  • 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

Communities Also Named River Heights ...

We found six communities that share the name River Heights.

Within North Carolina, the name River Heights is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This River Heights is located in Hillsborough County and lies 578 miles [930.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the River Heights that is located in Carteret County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of River Heights.
    • Illinois
      • Saline County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of River Heights [Saline County].
    • Ontario
      • This River Heights lies 1,053 miles [1,694.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the River Heights that is located in Carteret County.
    • Tennessee
      • Hardin County
      • This River Heights is located in Hardin County and lies 656 miles [1,055.7 km]<1> to the west of the River Heights that is located in Carteret County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of River Heights.
      • Maury County
      • This River Heights is located in Maury County and lies 585 miles [941.5 km] to the west of the River Heights that is located in Carteret County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maury County community of River Heights.
    • Utah
      • Cache County
      • This River Heights is located in Cache County and lies 1,949 miles [3,136.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the River Heights that is located in Carteret County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cache County community of River Heights.

Curious and Interesting Names Near River Heights ...

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
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coastal Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coastal Shores
    • Coastal Shores is located in Carteret County
  • Crab Point Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crab Point Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Point Village
    • Crab Point Village is located in Carteret County
  • Mandy Farms
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mandy Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandy Farms
    • Mandy Farms is located in Carteret County
  • Mitchell Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchell Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Village
    • Mitchell Village is located in Carteret County
  • Money Island Beach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Money Island Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money Island Beach
    • Money Island Beach is located in Carteret County
  • Morehead City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Shell Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Landing
    • Shell Landing is located in Carteret County
  • Spooners Creek Harbor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spooners Creek Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spooners Creek Harbor
    • Spooners Creek Harbor is located in Carteret County
  • Steep Pines Fork
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steep Pines Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steep Pines Fork
    • Steep Pines Fork is located in Carteret County
  • Sunrise Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Point
    • Sunrise Point is located in Carteret County

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

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

  • Beaufort, which is the Seat of Carteret County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 129 miles [207.6 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from River Heights to Raleigh, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 286 miles [460.3 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,059 miles [9,751 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,744 miles [10,853.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,631 miles [7,452.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for River Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Carteret County: www.co.carteret.nc.us/

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

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- River Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in River Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7527, Longitude: -76.7172       In this case, the coordinates for River Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that River Heights could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 River Heights 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 307.902 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.826 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.095 degrees.




 

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