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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 Hammond Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hammond 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 Hammond Crossroads:
- 34.475163, -79.235318
- 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 Hammond 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 Robeson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Robeson County
- Since Hammond Crossroads is near Dillon County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dillon County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion 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 Hammond Crossroads
Communities Also Named Hammond Crossroads ...
We found one communities that are also named Hammond Crossroads.
Within North Carolina, the name Hammond Crossroads is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Hammond Crossroads in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Carolina
- Calhoun County
- This Hammond Crossroads is located in Calhoun County and lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hammond Crossroads that is located in Robeson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Hammond Crossroads.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hammond 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.
- Cotton Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cotton Valley is located in Dillon County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Valley
- Echo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Echo is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Five Forks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Five Forks is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- High Hill Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- High Hill Crossroads is located in Dillon County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill Crossroads
- Lake View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Little Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- May Hilltop
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- May Hilltop is located in Dillon County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Hilltop
- Oliver Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oliver Crossroads is located in Dillon County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Crossroads
How Far From Hammond 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 Hammond Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hammond Crossroads and extending to:
- Lumberton, which is the Seat of Robeson County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hammond Crossroads to Lumberton, with an average speed<3> 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 96 miles [154.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 328 miles [527.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,183 miles [9,950.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,874 miles [11,062.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,757 miles [7,655.6 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- Hammond 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 Hammond 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 Hammond Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4752, Longitude: -79.2353 In this case, the coordinates for Hammond Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.308 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.395 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.116 degrees. |
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