Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Dodsons 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 Dodsons Crossroads:
  • 35.972118, -79.163269
  • 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 Dodsons 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 Orange County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
  • Since Dodsons Crossroads is near Alamance County and also Durham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Alamance County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Durham 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 Dodsons Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dodsons 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.

• Flying Elephant Ranch
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Flying Elephant Ranch is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flying Elephant Ranch
• Fox Meadows
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Fox Meadows is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadows
• Ironwoods
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Ironwoods is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironwoods
• Manor Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Manor Hill is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Hill
• Oaks
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Oaks is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Oaks
  • From Dodsons Crossroads to Oaks
• Orange Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Orange Grove is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
• Rangewood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Rangewood is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rangewood
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Rangewood
  • From Dodsons Crossroads to Rangewood
• Robins Wood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Robins Wood is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robins Wood
• Spring Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Spring Valley is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
• Stoney Brook
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Stoney Brook is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Brook
• Sugar Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Sugar Ridge is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Ridge
• Walnut Cove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Walnut Cove is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Cove
• White Cross
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • White Cross is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cross

How Far From Dodsons 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 Dodsons Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Dodsons Crossroads and extending to:

• Hillsborough, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Dodsons Crossroads to Raleigh, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 233 miles [375 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,115 miles [9,841.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,812 miles [10,962.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,692 miles [7,551 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'