Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Tusk, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tusk and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Tusk
- 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 Tusk:
- 34.744329, -76.518535
- 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 Tusk
- 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 Tusk 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 Tusk ...
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.
- Crab Point Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crab Point Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Point Village
- Crab Point Village is located in Carteret County
- Marshallberg
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallberg
- Marshallberg is located in Carteret County
- Masontown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Money Island Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Money Island Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money Island Beach
- Money Island Beach is located in Carteret County
- Morehead City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehead City
- Morehead City is located in Carteret County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,669 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morehead City <2>
- Sealevel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sealevel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
- Shell Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Landing
- Shell Landing is located in Carteret County
- Stacy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Steep Pines Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steep Pines Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steep Pines Fork
- Steep Pines Fork is located in Carteret County
- Straits
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straits
- Straits is located in Carteret County
- Straits Haven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Straits Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straits Haven
- Straits Haven is located in Carteret County
- Sunrise Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Point
- Sunrise Point is located in Carteret County
How Far From Tusk 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 Tusk to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Tusk and extending to:
- Beaufort, which is the Seat of Carteret County, lies just to the West.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 139 miles [223.7 km]<3> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Tusk to Raleigh, with an average speed<4>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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 288 miles [463.5 km] to the north (N). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,051 miles [9,738.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,735 miles [10,838.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,622 miles [7,438.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tusk. 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> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tusk) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tusk. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7443, Longitude: -76.5185 In this case, the coordinates for Tusk have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Tusk to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.793 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.70 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.025 degrees. |