Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Drums 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 Drums Crossroads:
  • 35.613189, -81.108690
  • 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 Drums 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 Catawba County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Catawba County
  • Since Drums Crossroads is near Lincoln County and also Iredell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Iredell 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 Drums Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Drums 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.

• Boger City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Boger City is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boger City
• Buffalo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Buffalo is located in Iredell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
• Catfish
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Catfish is located in Catawba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
• Fairgrove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairgrove is located in Catawba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairgrove
• Goodsonville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Goodsonville is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsonville
• Long Island
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Long Island is located in Catawba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
• Maiden
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Maiden is located in Catawba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maiden
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,421 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maiden <1>
• Olivers Crossroads
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Olivers Crossroads is located in Catawba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Crossroads
• Providence Mill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Providence Mill is located in Catawba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Mill
• Pumpkin Center
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Pumpkin Center is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
• Startown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Startown is located in Catawba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startown
• Sunrise Beach
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Sunrise Beach is located in Catawba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach
• Triangle ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Triangle is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle

How Far From Drums Crossroads to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Drums 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 Drums Crossroads and extending to:

• Newton, which is the Seat of Catawba County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 138 miles [222.1 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Drums Crossroads to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 318 miles [511.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,214 miles [10,000.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,915 miles [11,128.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,794 miles [7,715.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'