Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Douglas 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 Douglas Crossroads:
  • 35.528774, -76.949391
  • 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 Douglas 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 Beaufort County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Beaufort County
  • Since Douglas Crossroads is near Pitt County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pitt County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Douglas Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Douglas 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.

• Five Points
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Five Points is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Hall Swamp
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Hall Swamp is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Swamp
• Hootentown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Hootentown is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hootentown
• Mimosa Shores
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Mimosa Shores is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimosa Shores
• Pineygrove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pineygrove is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineygrove
• River Road
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • River Road is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Road
• Shady Banks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Shady Banks is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Banks
• Slatestone
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Slatestone is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatestone
• Smallwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Smallwood is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood

How Far From Douglas 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 Douglas 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 Douglas Crossroads and extending to:

• Washington, which is the Seat of Beaufort County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Douglas Crossroads to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 232 miles [373.4 km] to the north (N). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,037 miles [9,715.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,726 miles [10,824.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,610 miles [7,419.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'