Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Rodanthe:
  • 35.593513, -75.467936
  • 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 Rodanthe

• 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 Dare County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dare County
  • Since Rodanthe is near Hyde County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hyde 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 Rodanthe

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rodanthe ...

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.

• California
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • California is located in Dare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
• Lake Worth
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Lake Worth is located in Dare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Worth
• Little Kinnakeet
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Little Kinnakeet is located in Dare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Kinnakeet
• Manns Harbor
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Manns Harbor is located in Dare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Harbor
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manns Harbor <1>
• Nags Head
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Nags Head is located in Dare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nags Head
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,997 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nags Head <1>
• Sound Side
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Sound Side is located in Dare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sound Side
• Steeple
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Steeple is located in Dare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeple
• Stumpy Point
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Stumpy Point is located in Dare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumpy Point
• Sunny Side
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunny Side is located in Dare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
• Uncle Jimmys Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Uncle Jimmys Landing is located in Dare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uncle Jimmys Landing
• Whalebone
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Whalebone is located in Dare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whalebone

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

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

• Manteo, which is the Seat of Dare County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rodanthe to Manteo, 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 178 miles [286.5 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 243 miles [391.1 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 5,968 miles [9,604.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,653 miles [10,707 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,540 miles [7,306.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'