Outdoor Activities ...

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 ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Coreys 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 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Coreys 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 Martin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Martin County
  • Since Coreys Crossroads is near Beaufort County and also Pitt 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 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 Coreys Crossroads

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)
  • Bear Grass is located in Martin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Grass
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
• Church Crossroads
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Church Crossroads is located in Martin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Crossroads
• Everetts
  (8 miles [12.9 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
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Farmlife is located in Martin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmlife
• Gold Point
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Gold Point is located in Martin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Point
• Jamesville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jamesville is located in Martin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 440 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamesville <1>
• Pineygrove
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Pineygrove is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineygrove
• Rosedale
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Rosedale is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
• Smallwood
  (12 miles [19.3 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 Coreys 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 Coreys Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> 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]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Coreys Crossroads to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>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<4> 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).<5>
• 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).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,607 miles [7,414.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'