Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Buzzards 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 Buzzards Crossroads:
  • 36.159602, -76.894954
  • 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 Buzzards 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 Bertie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bertie County
  • Since Buzzards Crossroads is near Hertford County and also Chowan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hertford County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chowan 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 Buzzards Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Buzzards 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.

• Drew
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Drew is located in Bertie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
• Elm Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Elm Grove is located in Bertie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
• Francis Mill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Francis Mill is located in Bertie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis Mill
• Glovers Crossroads
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Glovers Crossroads is located in Bertie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glovers Crossroads
• Goose Pond
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Goose Pond is located in Bertie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Pond
• Gregory Crossroads
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Gregory Crossroads is located in Bertie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Crossroads
• Marys Beach
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Marys Beach is located in Bertie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marys Beach
• Perrytown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Perrytown is located in Bertie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrytown
• Poor Town
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Poor Town is located in Hertford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poor Town
• Republican
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Republican is located in Bertie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republican
• Rockyhock
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Rockyhock is located in Chowan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockyhock
• Todds Crossroads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Todds Crossroads is located in Bertie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Crossroads
• Trap
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Trap is located in Bertie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trap

How Far From Buzzards 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 Buzzards 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 Buzzards Crossroads and extending to:

• Windsor, which is the Seat of Bertie County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Buzzards Crossroads to Windsor, 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 101 miles [162.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 189 miles [304.2 km] to the north (N). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,007 miles [9,667.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,700 miles [10,782.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,582 miles [7,374 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'