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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 Harris Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harris 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 Harris Crossroads:
- 35.982374, -78.382220
- 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 Harris 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Since Harris Crossroads is near Wake County and also Nash County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wake County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nash 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 Harris Crossroads
Communities Also Named Harris Crossroads ...
We found two communities that are also named Harris Crossroads.
There is one other community in North Carolina that is also named Harris Crossroads.
Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Harris Crossroads in the United States.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Vance County
- This Harris Crossroads is located in Vance County and lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the north of the Harris Crossroads that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vance County community of Harris Crossroads.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- Brunswick County
- This Harris Crossroads is located in Brunswick County and lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Harris Crossroads that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brunswick County community of Harris Crossroads.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Harris 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.
- Bunn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Five Points
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Five Points is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Forestville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Forestville is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Fowlers Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fowlers Crossroads is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlers Crossroads
- Halls Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Halls Crossroads is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Crossroads
- Katesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Katesville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katesville
- Mays Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mays Crossroads is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Crossroads
- Royal
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Royal is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Wake Forest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Walkers Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Walkers Crossroads is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Crossroads
How Far From Harris 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 Harris Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Harris Crossroads and extending to:
- Louisburg, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Harris Crossroads to Louisburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 214 miles [344.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,080 miles [9,784.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,776 miles [10,904.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,656 miles [7,493.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Harris 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 Harris 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 Harris Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9824, Longitude: -78.3822 In this case, the coordinates for Harris Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.80 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.036 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.307 degrees. |
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