Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sportsmans Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sportsmans Village and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sportsmans Village
- 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 Sportsmans Village:
- 34.972939, -76.592151
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Sportsmans Village
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Carteret County
- Since Sportsmans Village is near Craven County and also Pamlico County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Craven County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sportsmans Village ...
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.
- Bachelor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Blades
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Camp Seagull
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Seagull have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Seagull
- Camp Seagull is located in Pamlico County
- Craven Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Craven Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven Corner
- Craven Corner is located in Craven County
- Florence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Great Neck
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Neck
- Great Neck is located in Craven County
- Lynch Beach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynch Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Beach
- Lynch Beach is located in Pamlico County
- Masontown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Minnesott Beach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minnesott Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesott Beach
- Minnesott Beach is located in Pamlico County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Oriental
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oriental have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriental
- Oriental is located in Pamlico County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oriental <3>
- Sealevel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sealevel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sealevel
- Sealevel is located in Carteret County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sealevel <3>
- Stacy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Sportsmans Village 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 Sportsmans Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Sportsmans Village and extending to:
- Beaufort, which is the Seat of Carteret County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<4> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sportsmans Village to Beaufort, with an average speed<5> 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 five to six hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 128 miles [206 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 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 272 miles [437.7 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,044 miles [9,726.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,730 miles [10,830.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,616 miles [7,428.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sportsmans Village. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Carteret County: www.co.carteret.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sportsmans Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sportsmans Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9729, Longitude: -76.5922 In this case, the coordinates for Sportsmans Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Sportsmans Village to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.826 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.771 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.974 degrees. |