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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 Edwards Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Edwards 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 Edwards Crossroads:
- 36.409042, -77.308025
- 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 Edwards 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 Northampton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Northampton County
- Since Edwards Crossroads is near Southampton County and also Hertford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Southampton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hertford 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 Edwards Crossroads
Communities Also Named Edwards Crossroads ...
We found two communities that are also named Edwards Crossroads.
There are two communities within North Carolina that are also named Edwards Crossroads.
Beyond North Carolina.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Alleghany County
- This Edwards Crossroads is located in Alleghany County and lies 208 miles [334.7 km]<1> to the west of the Edwards Crossroads that is located in Northampton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alleghany County community of Edwards Crossroads.
- Nash County
- This Edwards Crossroads is located in Nash County and lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Edwards Crossroads that is located in Northampton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nash County community of Edwards Crossroads.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Edwards 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.
- Branchville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Branchville is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Creeksville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Creeksville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creeksville
- Eagletown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eagletown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- George
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- George is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George
- Gumberry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gumberry is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumberry
- Hugo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hugo is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
- Margarettsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Margarettsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margarettsville
- Milwaukee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Milwaukee is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
- Pleasant Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Seaboard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Edwards 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 Edwards Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Edwards Crossroads and extending to:
- Jackson, which is the Seat of Northampton County, lies just to the West.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Edwards 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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 172 miles [276.8 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 6,015 miles [9,680.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,709 miles [10,797.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,591 miles [7,388.5 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- Edwards 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 Edwards 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 Edwards Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4090, Longitude: -77.3080 In this case, the coordinates for Edwards Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.174 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.385 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.742 degrees. |
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