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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 Coxs Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coxs 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 Coxs Crossroads:
    • 35.369886, -76.952166
    • 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 Coxs 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

Communities Also Named Coxs Crossroads ...

We found one communities that share the name Coxs Crossroads.

Within North Carolina, the name Coxs Crossroads is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Coxs Crossroads in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ohio
      • Coshocton County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Coshocton County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coshocton County community of Coxs Crossroads.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Coxs 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.

  • Core Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Core Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Core Point
    • Core Point is located in Beaufort County
  • Cotton Patch Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Patch Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Patch Landing
    • Cotton Patch Landing is located in Beaufort County
  • Edward
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edward have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edward
    • Edward is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edward <3>
  • Egypt
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egypt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
    • Egypt is located in Beaufort County
  • Jones Store
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Store have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Store
    • Jones Store is located in Beaufort County
  • River Road
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Road have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Road
    • River Road is located in Beaufort County
  • Rover
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rover
    • Rover is located in Beaufort County
  • Shady Banks
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Banks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Banks
    • Shady Banks is located in Beaufort County
  • Shell Landing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Landing
    • Shell Landing is located in Beaufort County
  • Small
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Small have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Small
    • Small is located in Beaufort County

How Far From Coxs 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 Coxs 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 Coxs Crossroads and extending to:

  • Washington, which is the Seat of Beaufort County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<4> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Coxs Crossroads to Washington, 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 99 miles [159.3 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 243 miles [391.1 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,044 miles [9,726.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,732 miles [10,834.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,617 miles [7,430.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Beaufort County: www.co.beaufort.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Coxs Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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- Coxs Crossroads) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Coxs Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3699, Longitude: -76.9522       In this case, the coordinates for Coxs 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 Coxs 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 308.012 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.044 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.97 degrees.




 

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