Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Rose Bay:
  • 35.460723, -76.383533
  • 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 Rose Bay

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

Communities Also Named Rose Bay ...

We found one communities that are also named Rose Bay.

Within North Carolina, the name Rose Bay is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Rose Bay in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Nova Scotia
    • This Rose Bay lies 881 miles [1,417.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Rose Bay that is located in Hyde County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rose Bay ...

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.

• Hoophole Landing
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Hoophole Landing is located in Hyde County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoophole Landing
• Leechville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Leechville is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leechville
• Lowland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lowland is located in Pamlico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowland
• Mill Seat Landing
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mill Seat Landing is located in Pamlico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Seat Landing
• New Holland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • New Holland is located in Hyde County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
• Oyster Creek Landing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Oyster Creek Landing is located in Hyde County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Creek Landing
• Piney Grove Landing
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Piney Grove Landing is located in Hyde County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove Landing
• Ransomville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Ransomville is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransomville
• Schoolhouse Landing
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Schoolhouse Landing is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoolhouse Landing
• Sladesville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Sladesville is located in Hyde County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sladesville
• Swan Quarter
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Swan Quarter is located in Hyde County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Quarter
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swan Quarter <2>

How Far From Rose Bay to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Rose Bay to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Swan Quarter, which is the Seat of Hyde County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 128 miles [206 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Rose Bay to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>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 240 miles [386.2 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 6,014 miles [9,678.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,702 miles [10,785.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,587 miles [7,382.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'