Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Tar Corner:
  • 36.477098, -76.286050
  • 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 Tar Corner

• 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 Camden County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Camden County
  • Since Tar Corner is near Pasquotank County and also Currituck County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pasquotank County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Currituck 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 Tar Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tar Corner ...

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.

• Burnt Mills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Burnt Mills is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills
• Fauna ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Fauna is located in Pasquotank County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fauna
• Guinea
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Guinea is located in Currituck County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea
• Horseshoe
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Horseshoe is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
• Lambs Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lambs Corner is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Corner
• Lilly
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Lilly is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
• Lynchs Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lynchs Corner is located in Pasquotank County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchs Corner
• Morse
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Morse is located in Currituck County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
• Panther Landing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Panther Landing is located in Currituck County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Landing
• Pierceville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Pierceville is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Tar Corner and extending to:

• Camden, which is the Seat of Camden County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Tar Corner to Camden, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 139 miles [223.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 172 miles [276.8 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,967 miles [9,603 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,659 miles [10,716.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,542 miles [7,309.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'