Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Shady Banks:
  • 35.494886, -76.989393
  • 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 Shady Banks

• 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 Shady Banks is near Pitt County and also Craven County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pitt County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Craven 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 Shady Banks

Communities Also Named Shady Banks ...

We found one communities that are also named Shady Banks.

Within North Carolina, the name Shady Banks is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Indiana
    • Kosciusko County
    • This Shady Banks is located in Kosciusko County and lies 627 miles [1,009.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Shady Banks that is located in Beaufort County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kosciusko County community of Shady Banks.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shady Banks ...

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.

• Cotton Patch Landing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Cotton Patch Landing is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Patch Landing
• Douglas Crossroads
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Douglas Crossroads is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Crossroads
• Hall Swamp
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hall Swamp is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Swamp
• Hootentown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hootentown is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hootentown
• Mimosa Shores
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Mimosa Shores is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimosa Shores
• Pineygrove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Pineygrove is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineygrove
• Porter Junction
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Porter Junction is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Junction
• River Road
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • River Road is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Road
• Rover
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Rover is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rover
• Slatestone
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Slatestone is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatestone
• Smallwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Smallwood is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood

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

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

• Washington, which is the Seat of Beaufort County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Shady Banks to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 234 miles [376.6 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<3> 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).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,729 miles [10,829.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,613 miles [7,423.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'