Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sealevel:
  • 34.862386, -76.387696
  • 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 Sealevel

• 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 Carteret County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carteret County
  • Since Sealevel is near Craven County and also Pamlico County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Craven County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pamlico 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 Sealevel

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sealevel ...

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.

• Cedar Island
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Cedar Island is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Island
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Island <1>
• Little Port
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Little Port is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Port
• Marshallberg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Marshallberg is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallberg
• Masontown
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Masontown is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masontown
• Sportsmans Village
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Sportsmans Village is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sportsmans Village
• Stacy
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Stacy is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy
• Straits
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Straits is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straits
• Straits Haven
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Straits Haven is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straits Haven
• Tusk
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Tusk is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusk

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

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

• Beaufort, which is the Seat of Carteret County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sealevel to Beaufort, 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 five to six hours.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 141 miles [226.9 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 280 miles [450.6 km] to the north (N). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,040 miles [9,720.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,724 miles [10,821.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,611 miles [7,420.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'