Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Brewers Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brewers Crossroads and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Brewers 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 Brewers Crossroads:
- 36.509040, -77.603035
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Brewers 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 Northampton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Northampton County
- Since Brewers Crossroads is near Greensville County and also Halifax County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Greensville County
- eBird sighting report for Halifax 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brewers 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.
- Brink
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Days Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Days Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Crossroads
- Days Crossroads is located in Halifax County
- Garysburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysburg
- Garysburg is located in Northampton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 913 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garysburg <2>
- Gum Forks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Gumberry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Mitchells Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchells Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchells Mill
- Mitchells Mill is located in Greensville County (VA)
- Pleasant Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pleasant Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Northampton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hill <2>
- Rosemary
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Skippers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skippers
- Skippers is located in Greensville County (VA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skippers <2>
- Slates Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slates Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slates Corner
- Slates Corner is located in Greensville County (VA)
How Far From Brewers 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 Brewers Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Brewers Crossroads and extending to:
- Jackson, which is the Seat of Northampton County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<4> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Brewers Crossroads to Jackson, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 76 miles [122.3 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 167 miles [268.8 km] to the north (N). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,024 miles [9,694.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,719 miles [10,813.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,600 miles [7,403 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brewers Crossroads. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Northampton County: www.northamptonnc.com/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brewers Crossroads) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brewers Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5090, Longitude: -77.6030 In this case, the coordinates for Brewers Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Brewers Crossroads to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.339 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.587 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.822 degrees. |