Hi There! How Far From Wake Forest To North Raleigh? (public schools, live in)

[jasmineb2]

Well thanks for that - what a relief about the bugs! We'll be heading down to NC in a week's time - arriving on a Sunday and getting ready for the slew of meetings and exploration of the area - any suggestions for absolutely must see things inside and outside of the Raleigh area? And where's the nearest place to the ocean for a day trip? Thanking you in advance for your indepth knowledge of all things to do in NC!!!

[mfrank2109]

I haven't read all the posts to your original question so you may have already been told this, but I used to live on Durant Rd off Capital and I can tell you the drive from WF to NRCA and back is not an easy one - at least not to my standards. First traffic may back up at the traffic light from Perry Creek to Capital, then the drive north to WF or south to NRCA can be bumper to bumper. You may want to think about Rolesville - you can make it down to NRCA via US 401 and your hubby can take backroads to WF. Plus it is alot more rural than WF.

[JonPaul]

Originally Posted by JonPaul

I know one friend in particular who lived in Wake Forest took the backroads through Wake Forest to highway 401 thus alleviating the traffic congestion of dealing with capital boulevard (it was probably less than a 10 minute commute total for him from his parents home).

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[jasmineb2]

Thanks for the info - I guess I'll just have to try the back roads and 401 route suggested by JonPaul when we get there and see how that works. Anything not to get snarled up in rush hour traffic. Any suggestions for must see things to do in and outside of Raleigh/Wake Forest area and how far to the ocean?

[JonPaul]

401 runs parallel to Capital Boulevard, typically has alot less traffic and eventually turns into Capital Boulevard right before the "beltline" which connects to highway 40

The easiest ocean destination in my opinion is Wilmington it normally takes about 2 - 2 1/2 hrs to get there. I would suggest visiting Wrightsville Beach which is in Wilmington. My family normally visits the Beaufort, Morehead City, Atlantic Beach area called the "Crystal Coast". Its north of Wilmington and could also be made a easy day drive but its about 3 - 3 1/2 hours away from Raleigh. Its alot less commercialized in comparison to Wrightsville the farther east you go past Beaufort. One thing which my family really enjoys doing is going to this place called Harkers Island east of Beaufort. We then take a ferry service called "Calico Jack's Ferry which is $10 per adult $6 per child over to this area called "Cape Lookout" which has a lighthouse and a cape on one side and on the other side there is a nice deserted beach to enjoy which you can easily walk to from the cape. They carry you and your family, all your coolers, umbrellas, beach chairs, etc for you on their 24 ft carolina skiff boat then drop you off on a dock and then come by and pick you up later on during the day. I would definately check that out its more of an all day thing if you go that way but its got to be one of the most enjoyable experiences I've had the chance to do here in North Carolina.

Raleigh in all honesty doesn't really have any "MUST SEE" destinations. There are museums downtown, parks, nice malls, and expansive suburbs. No real nice views or sites IMO. But it is halfway between the ocean and the mountains which is hard to beat.

[jasmineb2]

So am I right in thinking there's no getting caught up in all that beltline confusion enroute to the school because Highway 40 comes before? I think I need to get a map!

[jasmineb2]

Thanks for the info re the beach - it would be a shame not to make a trip out there whilst visiting NC. I was noticing the temperatures where you are - very hot! Much hotter than where we are - although July and August here can get hot but it's more the humidity that's the real killer! Does NC suffer from the dreaded high humidity factor?!

[JonPaul]

Yeah right now its REALLY hot here. The humidity is pretty high and the temperatures are also pretty high. Its a nice day to spend in a pool but I'm stuck here in this office (which is pretty hot as well).

One thing about North Carolina is that one day it could be sunny, humid and 95 degrees and the next it could be 70 cool and breezy. I love it though.

[jasmineb2]

JonPaul - just got the rest of your post re the beach - Harkers Island sounds perfect - anything away from commercialization sounds wonderful to me! Once again, I really appreciate your suggestions - we will definitely venture out that way towards Wilmington. Sounds like a nice break away from the hub of everything.

[jasmineb2]

Oh dear, can't seem to get away from humidity!!!! At the moment we live right by the lake -Lake Ontario - so at least we get lake effect breezes which help to cool things down - but I guess there aren't any big lakes (or little lakes!) to live by near Wake Forest or North Raleigh!!! Hope the homes are well equipped with amazing air conditioning!!! Funny thing is, now that the climate is heating up in Europe, or at least it has been particularly in the last couple of years, they're not equipped for the hot weather there, particularly in the UK and ESPECIALLY in Scotland - air conditioning is just not something you'd need there!!!! But since moving to Canada, the air conditioning is my best friend!!!