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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 Hines Crossroad, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hines Crossroad 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 Hines Crossroad:
- 35.552384, -77.484690
- 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 Hines Crossroad
- 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 Pitt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pitt County
- Since Hines Crossroad is near Greene County and also Lenoir County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lenoir 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 Hines Crossroad
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hines Crossroad ...
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.
- California
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- California is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
- Cannon Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cannon Crossroads is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Crossroads
- Club Pines
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Club Pines is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Club Pines
- Evans Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Evans Park is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Park
- Farmville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Farmville is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
- Frog Level
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Frog Level is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Level
- Green Farm
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Green Farm is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Farm
- Higgs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Higgs is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgs
- Lincoln Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln Park is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Lynndale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lynndale is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynndale
- Red Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Red Oak is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Robinson Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Robinson Heights is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Heights
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Rock Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rock Spring is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Spring
- Rollingwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rollingwood is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
- Shamrock Terrace
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shamrock Terrace is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Terrace
- Strawberry Banks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Strawberry Banks is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Banks
- Treetops
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Treetops is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treetops
- Willow Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Creek is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Winterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
How Far From Hines Crossroad to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Hines Crossroad to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hines Crossroad and extending to:
- Greenville, which is the Seat of Pitt County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Hines Crossroad to Raleigh, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 232 miles [373.4 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,059 miles [9,751 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,750 miles [10,863.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,633 miles [7,456.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hines Crossroad) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Hines Crossroad 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 Hines Crossroad. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5524, Longitude: -77.4847 In this case, the coordinates for Hines Crossroad have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.304 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.405 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.108 degrees. |
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