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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 Sunrise Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sunrise Beach and the surrounding area.
- 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 Sunrise Beach:
- 35.762633, -81.097302
- 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 Sunrise Beach
- 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 Catawba County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Catawba County
- Since Sunrise Beach is near Iredell County and also Alexander County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Iredell County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Alexander 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 Sunrise Beach
Communities Also Named Sunrise Beach ...
We found eight communities that are also named Sunrise Beach.
Within North Carolina, the name Sunrise Beach is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, six are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Sunrise Beach lies 2,009 miles [3,233.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sunrise Beach that is located in Catawba County.
- Indiana
- Kosciusko County
- This Sunrise Beach is located in Kosciusko County and lies 461 miles [741.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Sunrise Beach that is located in Catawba County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kosciusko County community of Sunrise Beach.
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Sunrise Beach is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 336 miles [540.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sunrise Beach that is located in Catawba County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Sunrise Beach.
- Missouri
- Camden County
- This Sunrise Beach is located in Camden County and lies 665 miles [1,070.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sunrise Beach that is located in Catawba County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Sunrise Beach.
- New Jersey
- Ocean County
- This Sunrise Beach is located in Ocean County and lies 472 miles [759.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sunrise Beach that is located in Catawba County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ocean County community of Sunrise Beach.
- Ontario
- This Sunrise Beach lies 592 miles [952.7 km]<1> to the north of the Sunrise Beach that is located in Catawba County.
- Washington
- Pierce County
- This Sunrise Beach is located in Pierce County and lies 2,261 miles [3,638.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sunrise Beach that is located in Catawba County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pierce County community of Sunrise Beach.
- Thurston County
- This Sunrise Beach is located in Thurston County and lies 2,274 miles [3,659.6 km] to the northwest of the Sunrise Beach that is located in Catawba County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Thurston County community of Sunrise Beach.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunrise Beach ...
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.
- Buffalo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Catfish
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Catfish is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Cloverdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cloverdale is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Drums Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Drums Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drums Crossroads
- Fairbrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fairbrook is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbrook
- Fairgrove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairgrove is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairgrove
- Hickory Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hickory Hills is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Hiddenite
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Kyles Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Kyles Crossroads is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles Crossroads
- Liberty Hill ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Hill is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Long Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Long Island is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Stony Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stony Point is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Sweetwater
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sweetwater is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
How Far From Sunrise Beach 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 Sunrise Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sunrise Beach and extending to:
- Newton, which is the Seat of Catawba County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sunrise Beach to Newton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 137 miles [220.5 km] to the east (E). 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 310 miles [498.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,207 miles [9,989.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,909 miles [11,119 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,787 miles [7,703.9 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sunrise Beach) 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 Sunrise Beach 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 Sunrise Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7626, Longitude: -81.0973 In this case, the coordinates for Sunrise Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.369 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.80 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.445 degrees. |
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