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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 Saltaire, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saltaire 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 Saltaire:
    • 36.169052, -75.752685
    • 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 Saltaire
  • 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 Saltaire is near Currituck County and also Camden County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Currituck County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Camden 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 Saltaire

Communities Also Named Saltaire ...

We found one communities that are also named Saltaire.

Within North Carolina, the name Saltaire is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New York
      • Suffolk County
      • This Saltaire is located in Suffolk County and lies 338 miles [544 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Saltaire that is located in Dare County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Saltaire.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saltaire ...

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.

  • Duck
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Gulls Flight
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Gulls Flight is located in Dare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulls Flight
  • Jay Crest
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jay Crest is located in Dare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay Crest
  • Ocean Dunes
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Ocean Dunes is located in Dare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Dunes
  • Ocean Pines
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Ocean Pines is located in Dare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Pines
  • Sand Dollar Shores
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Sand Dollar Shores is located in Dare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Dollar Shores
  • Sandy Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Sandy Ridge is located in Dare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
  • Schooner Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Schooner Ridge is located in Dare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schooner Ridge
  • Sea Hawk
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Sea Hawk is located in Dare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Hawk
  • Sea Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Sea Ridge is located in Dare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Ridge
  • Shipswatch
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Shipswatch is located in Dare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipswatch
  • Snow Geese Dunes
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Snow Geese Dunes is located in Dare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Geese Dunes
  • Wild Duck Dunes
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Wild Duck Dunes is located in Dare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Duck Dunes

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

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

  • Manteo, which is the Seat of Dare County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Saltaire to Manteo, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 163 miles [262.3 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 201 miles [323.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,957 miles [9,586.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,646 miles [10,695.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,530 miles [7,290.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Saltaire) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Saltaire to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saltaire. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1691, Longitude: -75.7527       In this case, the coordinates for Saltaire have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.309 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.36 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.232 degrees.