Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Andersons Crossroads:
  • 36.362095, -77.741646
  • 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 Andersons 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 Halifax County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Halifax County
  • Since Andersons Crossroads is near Northampton County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Northampton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren 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 Andersons Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Andersons 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.

• Beaverdam
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Beaverdam is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam
• Days Crossroads
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Days Crossroads is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Crossroads
• Gum Forks
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Gum Forks is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Forks
• Heathsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Heathsville is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathsville
• Lewis Crossroads
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Lewis Crossroads is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Crossroads
• Littleton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Littleton is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 584 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Littleton <1>
• Pea Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Pea Hill is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Hill
• Pierces Crossroads
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Pierces Crossroads is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierces Crossroads
• Roper Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Roper Springs is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper Springs
• Rosemary
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Rosemary is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary
• Ruggles
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Ruggles is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles

How Far From Andersons Crossroads 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 Andersons Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Halifax, which is the Seat of Halifax County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 64 miles [103 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Andersons Crossroads to Raleigh, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 179 miles [288.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,036 miles [9,714 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,731 miles [10,832.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,612 miles [7,422.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'