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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Coreys Crossroads:
    • 35.740716, -77.076345
    • 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 Coreys Crossroads
  • 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 Coreys 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
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Grass have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Grass
    • Bear Grass is located in Martin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
  • Church Crossroads
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Church Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Crossroads
    • Church Crossroads is located in Martin County
  • Everetts
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everetts have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everetts
    • Everetts is located in Martin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
  • Farmlife
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmlife have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmlife
    • Farmlife is located in Martin County
  • Gold Point
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Point
    • Gold Point is located in Martin County
  • Jamesville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Pineygrove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pineygrove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineygrove
    • Pineygrove is located in Beaufort County
  • Rosedale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
    • Rosedale is located in Beaufort County
  • Smallwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smallwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood
    • Smallwood is located in Beaufort County
  • Stokes
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stokes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
    • Stokes is located in Pitt County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Coreys Crossroads and extending to:

  • Williamston, which is the Seat of Martin County, lies just to the North.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 87 miles [140 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Coreys Crossroads to Raleigh, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 217 miles [349.2 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,033 miles [9,709.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,724 miles [10,821.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,607 miles [7,414.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Coreys Crossroads. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Martin County: www.martincountyncgov.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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Coreys Crossroads) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Coreys Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7407, Longitude: -77.0763       In this case, the coordinates for Coreys Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Coreys Crossroads to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.069 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.164 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.888 degrees.









 

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