Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Glovers 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 Glovers Crossroads:
  • 36.239323, -76.833564
  • 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 Glovers 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 Bertie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bertie County
  • Since Glovers Crossroads is near Hertford County and also Chowan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hertford County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chowan 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 Glovers Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Glovers 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.

• Buzzards Crossroads
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Buzzards Crossroads is located in Bertie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzards Crossroads
• Elm Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Elm Grove is located in Bertie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
• Goose Pond
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Goose Pond is located in Bertie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Pond
• Lloyd Crossroads
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lloyd Crossroads is located in Hertford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd Crossroads
• Marys Beach
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Marys Beach is located in Bertie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marys Beach
• Mount Rose
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Mount Rose is located in Chowan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Rose
• Perrytown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Perrytown is located in Bertie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrytown
• Pettys Shore
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Pettys Shore is located in Hertford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettys Shore
• Rays Beach
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Rays Beach is located in Gates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rays Beach
• Rockyhock
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Rockyhock is located in Chowan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockyhock
• Trap
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Trap is located in Bertie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trap

How Far From Glovers 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 Glovers 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 Glovers Crossroads and extending to:

• Windsor, which is the Seat of Bertie County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Glovers Crossroads to Windsor, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 105 miles [169 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 183 miles [294.5 km] to the north (N). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,001 miles [9,657.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,694 miles [10,772.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,576 miles [7,364.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'