Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Batts 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 Batts Crossroads:
  • 35.690439, -77.079955
  • 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 Batts 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 Beaufort County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Beaufort County
  • Since Batts Crossroads is near Martin County and also Pitt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Martin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pitt 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 Batts Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Batts 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.

• Bear Grass
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bear Grass is located in Martin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Grass
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
• Church Crossroads
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Church Crossroads is located in Martin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Crossroads
• Coreys Crossroads
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Coreys Crossroads is located in Martin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coreys Crossroads
• Everetts
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Everetts is located in Martin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everetts
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
• Farmlife
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Farmlife is located in Martin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmlife
• Hootentown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Hootentown is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hootentown
• Pineygrove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Pineygrove is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineygrove
• Porter Junction
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Porter Junction is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Junction
• Rosedale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Rosedale is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
• Smallwood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Smallwood is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood
• Stokes
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Stokes is located in Pitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes

How Far From Batts Crossroads to ...

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 Batts Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Washington, which is the Seat of Beaufort County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Batts Crossroads to Washington, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 87 miles [140 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 221 miles [355.7 km] to the north (N). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<3> 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).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,726 miles [10,824.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,609 miles [7,417.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'