Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Watkins 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 Watkins Village:
  • 34.702663, -77.350793
  • 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 Watkins 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 Onslow County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Onslow County
  • Since Watkins Village is near Carteret County and also Jones County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carteret County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jones 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 Watkins Village

Curious and Interesting Names Near Watkins 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.

• Branchwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Branchwood is located in Onslow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchwood
• College Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • College Park is located in Onslow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
• Forest Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Forest Grove is located in Onslow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
• Georgetown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Georgetown is located in Onslow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Hawkside
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hawkside is located in Onslow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkside
• Houston Heights
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Houston Heights is located in Onslow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Heights
• Oak Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Grove is located in Onslow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Paradise Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Paradise Park is located in Onslow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Park
• Piney Green
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Piney Green is located in Onslow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Green
• Pumpkin Center
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Pumpkin Center is located in Onslow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
• Walnut Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Walnut Creek is located in Onslow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek
• Willow Woods
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Willow Woods is located in Onslow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Woods

How Far From Watkins Village 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 Watkins Village to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Jacksonville, which is the Seat of Onslow County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 104 miles [167.4 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Watkins Village to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 4 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 290 miles [466.7 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,090 miles [9,800.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,776 miles [10,904.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,662 miles [7,502.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'