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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 Days Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Days Crossroads and the surrounding area.
- 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 Days Crossroads:
- 36.390429, -77.633867
- 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 Days 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 Days Crossroads is near Northampton County and also Greensville County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Northampton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greensville 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 Days Crossroads
Communities Also Named Days Crossroads ...
We found two communities that are also named Days Crossroads.
Within North Carolina, the name Days Crossroads is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Clay County
- This Days Crossroads is located in Clay County and lies 532 miles [856.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Days Crossroads that is located in Halifax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Days Crossroads.
- Tennessee
- Macon County
- This Days Crossroads is located in Macon County and lies 463 miles [745.1 km]<1> to the west of the Days Crossroads that is located in Halifax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Days Crossroads.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Days 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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beaverdam is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam
- Brewers Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brewers Crossroads is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewers Crossroads
- Garysburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gum Forks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gum Forks is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Forks
- Gumberry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gumberry is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumberry
- Lewis Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lewis Crossroads is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Crossroads
- Mud Castle
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mud Castle is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Castle
- Pea Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pea Hill is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Hill
- Pierces Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pierces Crossroads is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierces Crossroads
- Rosemary
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rosemary is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary
- Ruggles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ruggles is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles
How Far From Days 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 Days Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Days Crossroads and extending to:
- Halifax, which is the Seat of Halifax County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Days 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 three full days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 176 miles [283.2 km] to the north (N). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,030 miles [9,704.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,725 miles [10,822.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,606 miles [7,412.6 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- Days Crossroads) 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 Days Crossroads 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 Days Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3904, Longitude: -77.6339 In this case, the coordinates for Days Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.361 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.595 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.876 degrees. |
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