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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Boyd Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Boyd Crossroads and the surrounding area.
- 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 Boyd Crossroads:
- 35.530718, -77.188569
- 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 Boyd 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 Pitt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pitt County
- Since Boyd Crossroads is near Beaufort County and also Craven County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Beaufort County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Craven 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 Boyd Crossroads
Curious and Interesting Names Near Boyd 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.
- Black Jack
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Black Jack is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Camelot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Camelot is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Cherry Oaks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cherry Oaks is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Oaks
- Golden Place
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Golden Place is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Place
- Haddocks Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Haddocks Crossroads is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddocks Crossroads
- Hams Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hams Crossroads is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hams Crossroads
- Heritage Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Heritage Village is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Hootentown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hootentown is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hootentown
- Mimosa Shores
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mimosa Shores is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimosa Shores
- Planters Walk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Planters Walk is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planters Walk
- Porter Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Porter Junction is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Junction
- Quail Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Quail Ridge is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Rolling Meadows
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Rosedale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rosedale is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Smallwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Smallwood is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood
- Stokestown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stokestown is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokestown
- Twin Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Creek is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Creek
- Windy Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Windy Ridge is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Ridge
How Far From Boyd Crossroads to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Boyd 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 Boyd Crossroads and extending to:
- Greenville, which is the Seat of Pitt County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Boyd Crossroads to Greenville, with an average speed<2> 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 83 miles [133.6 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 232 miles [373.4 km] to the north (N). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,047 miles [9,731.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,737 miles [10,842.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,621 miles [7,436.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Boyd Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Boyd 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 Boyd Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5307, Longitude: -77.1886 In this case, the coordinates for Boyd Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.139 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.213 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.003 degrees. |
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