Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Dawson 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 Dawson Crossroads:
  • 36.163766, -77.523861
  • 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 Dawson 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 Halifax County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Halifax County
  • Since Dawson Crossroads is near Edgecombe County and also Northampton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Edgecombe County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Northampton 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 Dawson Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dawson 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.

• Beaverdam
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Beaverdam is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam
• Cherry Crossroads
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Cherry Crossroads is located in Edgecombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Crossroads
• Edwards Fork
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Edwards Fork is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Fork
• Gethsemane
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Gethsemane is located in Edgecombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
• Hills Crossroads
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hills Crossroads is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Crossroads
• Hobgood
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hobgood is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobgood
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
• Logsboro
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Logsboro is located in Edgecombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logsboro
• Pea Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Pea Hill is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Hill
• Ruggles
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Ruggles is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles
• Scotland Neck
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Scotland Neck is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland Neck
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotland Neck <1>

How Far From Dawson 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 Dawson 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 Dawson Crossroads and extending to:

• Halifax, which is the Seat of Halifax County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Dawson Crossroads to Halifax, with an average speed<3> 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 67 miles [107.8 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 about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 190 miles [305.8 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,035 miles [9,712.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,729 miles [10,829.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,610 miles [7,419.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'