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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 Taylors Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Taylors 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 Taylors Beach:
- 36.279602, -76.116873
- 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 Taylors 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 Camden County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Camden County
- Since Taylors Beach 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 Taylors Beach
Curious and Interesting Names Near Taylors 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.
- Alder Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Alder Branch is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Branch
- Bob White Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bob White Fork is located in Pasquotank County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bob White Fork
- Brite Meadows
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Brite Meadows is located in Pasquotank County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brite Meadows
- Elizabeth City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Elizabeth City Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Elizabeth City Beach is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City Beach
- Goose Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Goose Creek is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Creek
- Gregory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gregory is located in Currituck County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Hickory Acres
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hickory Acres is located in Pasquotank County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Acres
- Indiantown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Indiantown is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
- Jethro Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jethro Park is located in Pasquotank County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jethro Park
- Lumber Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lumber Mill is located in Pasquotank County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber Mill
- Oak Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Pasquotank County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Old Trap
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Trap is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Trap
- Poolville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Poolville is located in Pasquotank County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poolville
- Riddle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Riddle is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle
- Rosewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rosewood is located in Pasquotank County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
How Far From Taylors Beach to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Taylors Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Taylors Beach and extending to:
- Camden, which is the Seat of Camden County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 145 miles [233.4 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Taylors Beach to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 187 miles [300.9 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,968 miles [9,604.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,659 miles [10,716.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,542 miles [7,309.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Taylors Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Taylors 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 Taylors Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2796, Longitude: -76.1169 In this case, the coordinates for Taylors Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.507 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.603 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.33 degrees. |
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