Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Whitehall Shores:
  • 36.292657, -76.146875
  • 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 Whitehall Shores

• 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 Whitehall Shores 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 Whitehall Shores

Curious and Interesting Names Near Whitehall Shores ...

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.

• Brite Meadows
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Brite Meadows is located in Pasquotank County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brite Meadows
• Elizabeth City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Elizabeth City is located in Pasquotank County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,013 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabeth City <1>
• Elizabeth City Beach
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Elizabeth City Beach is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City Beach
• Forest Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Forest Park is located in Pasquotank County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
• Gregory
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Gregory is located in Currituck County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
• Hickory Acres
  (6 miles [9.7 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
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jethro Park is located in Pasquotank County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jethro Park
• Lumber Mill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Lumber Mill is located in Pasquotank County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber Mill
• Oak Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Oak Grove is located in Pasquotank County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Poolville ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Poolville is located in Pasquotank County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poolville
• Riddle
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Riddle is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle
• Rosewood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Rosewood is located in Pasquotank County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood

How Far From Whitehall Shores to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Whitehall Shores to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Whitehall Shores and extending to:

• Camden, which is the Seat of Camden County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 143 miles [230.1 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Whitehall Shores 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 186 miles [299.3 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 5,969 miles [9,606.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,660 miles [10,718.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,543 miles [7,311.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'