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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 Cox Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cox Crossing 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 Cox Crossing:
    • 35.514052, -77.317462
    • 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 Cox Crossing
  • 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 Cox Crossing is near Craven County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Craven County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Cox Crossing

Communities Also Named Cox Crossing ...

We found one communities that are also named Cox Crossing.

Within North Carolina, the name Cox Crossing is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Cox Crossing in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Louisiana
      • Bienville Parish
      • This Cox Crossing is located in Bienville Parish and lies 917 miles [1,475.8 km]<1> to the west of the Cox Crossing that is located in Pitt County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bienville Parish community of Cox Crossing.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cox Crossing ...

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
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Black Jack is located in Pitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
  • Camelot
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Camelot is located in Pitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
  • Cannon Crossroads
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cannon Crossroads is located in Pitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Crossroads
  • Cherry Oaks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Cherry Oaks is located in Pitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Oaks
  • Club Pines
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Club Pines is located in Pitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Club Pines
  • Golden Place
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Golden Place is located in Pitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Place
  • Haddocks Crossroads
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Haddocks Crossroads is located in Pitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddocks Crossroads
  • Hams Crossroads
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Hams Crossroads is located in Pitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hams Crossroads
  • Helens Crossroads
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Helens Crossroads is located in Pitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helens Crossroads
  • Heritage Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Heritage Village is located in Pitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
  • Lynndale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lynndale is located in Pitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynndale
  • Planters Walk
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Planters Walk is located in Pitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planters Walk
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Quail Ridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Quail Ridge is located in Pitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
    • Robinson Heights
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Robinson Heights is located in Pitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Heights
    • Rolling Meadows
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Rolling Meadows is located in Pitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
    • Shamrock Terrace
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Shamrock Terrace is located in Pitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Terrace
    • Stokestown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Stokestown is located in Pitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokestown
    • Strawberry Banks
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Strawberry Banks is located in Pitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Banks
    • Treetops
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Treetops is located in Pitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treetops
    • Twin Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Twin Creek is located in Pitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Creek
    • Windy Ridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Windy Ridge is located in Pitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Ridge
    • Winterville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)

How Far From Cox Crossing 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 Cox Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cox Crossing and extending to:

  • Greenville, which is the Seat of Pitt County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 76 miles [122.3 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Cox Crossing 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 234 miles [376.6 km] to the north (N). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,054 miles [9,743 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,744 miles [10,853.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,627 miles [7,446.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cox Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Cox Crossing 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 Cox Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5141, Longitude: -77.3175       In this case, the coordinates for Cox Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.212 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.293 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.057 degrees.