Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Rodmans Quarter:
  • 35.546275, -76.779938
  • 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 Rodmans Quarter

• 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 Rodmans Quarter is near Washington County and also Hyde County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • 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 Rodmans Quarter

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rodmans Quarter ...

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.

• Bath
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Bath is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <1>
• Bishops Cross
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Bishops Cross is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Cross
• Core Point
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Core Point is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Core Point
• Douglas Crossroads
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Douglas Crossroads is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Crossroads
• Everetts Crossroads
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Everetts Crossroads is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everetts Crossroads
• Five Points
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Five Points is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Hall Swamp
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Hall Swamp is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Swamp
• Pinetown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pinetown is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetown
• Ransomville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Ransomville is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransomville
• Rest Haven
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Rest Haven is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven
• Sandy Landing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sandy Landing is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Landing
• Slatestone
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Slatestone is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatestone

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

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

• Washington, which is the Seat of Beaufort County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Rodmans Quarter to Washington, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 105 miles [169 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 231 miles [371.8 km] to the north (N). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,028 miles [9,701.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,717 miles [10,810 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,602 miles [7,406.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'