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 Allens Crossroads:
35.387400, -78.470402
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 Allens Crossroads
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 Johnston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
We found three communities that are also named Allens Crossroads.
There is one other community in North Carolina that is also named Allens Crossroads.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Located In North Carolina ...
Union County
This Allens Crossroads is located in Union County and lies 114 miles [183.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Allens Crossroads that is located in Johnston County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Allens Crossroads.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Marshall County
This Allens Crossroads is located in Marshall County and lies 461 miles [741.9 km]<1> to the west of the Allens Crossroads that is located in Johnston County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Allens Crossroads.
Pennsylvania
Westmoreland County
This Allens Crossroads is located in Westmoreland County and lies 336 miles [540.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Allens Crossroads that is located in Johnston County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Allens Crossroads.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Allens Crossroads ...
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.
Coats Crossroads (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Allens Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Allens Crossroads and extending to:
Smithfield, which is the Seat of Johnston County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Allens Crossroads to Smithfield, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 28 miles [45.1 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 254 miles [408.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,110 miles [9,833.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,803 miles [10,948.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,685 miles [7,539.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Allens Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Allens Crossroads 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 Allens Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3874, Longitude: -78.4704
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.864 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.021 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.538 degrees.