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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 High Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to High 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 High Crossroads:
- 35.807101, -78.044989
- 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 High 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 Nash County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nash County
- Since High Crossroads is near Wilson County and also Johnston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wilson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Johnston 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 High Crossroads
Curious and Interesting Names Near High 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.
- Dew Field
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dew Field is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dew Field
- Dunn Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dunn Crossroads is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Crossroads
- Elizabeth Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Elizabeth Heights is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Heights
- Finch Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Finch Mill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch Mill
- Floods Chapel
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Floods Chapel is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floods Chapel
- Hominy Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hominy Heights is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hominy Heights
- Middlesex
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Middlesex is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
- Mount Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Ponderosa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ponderosa is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
- Quail Hollow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Quail Hollow is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
- Quail Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Quail Ridge is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Rock Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rock Ridge is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Ridge
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Sandy Cross
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Cross is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Cross
- Seven Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Hills is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Hills
- Stoneybrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stoneybrook is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneybrook
- White Fox
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- White Fox is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fox
- Wildwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wildwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
How Far From High 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 High 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 High Crossroads and extending to:
- Nashville, which is the Seat of Nash County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from High Crossroads to Nashville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 33 miles [53.1 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 220 miles [354.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,073 miles [9,773.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,767 miles [10,890.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,648 miles [7,480.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- High Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 High 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 High Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8071, Longitude: -78.0450 In this case, the coordinates for High Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.613 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.796 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.235 degrees. |
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