Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Hines 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 Hines Crossroads:
  • 35.200997, -77.888871
  • 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 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
  • Since Hines Crossroads is near Duplin County and also Lenoir County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Duplin 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 Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hines 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.

• Deerwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Deerwood is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
• Drummersville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Drummersville is located in Duplin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummersville
• Gradys
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Gradys is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gradys
• Gradys Crossroads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Gradys Crossroads is located in Duplin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gradys Crossroads
• Herrings Crossroads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Herrings Crossroads is located in Duplin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrings Crossroads
• Hills Crossroads
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hills Crossroads is located in Duplin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Crossroads
• Hopewell
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Hopewell is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
• Indian Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Indian Springs is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
• Outlaws Bridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Outlaws Bridge is located in Duplin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outlaws Bridge
• Pricetown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Pricetown is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pricetown
• Seven Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Seven Springs is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seven Springs <1>
• Sleepy Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Sleepy Creek is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Creek

How Far From Hines 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 Hines Crossroads 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 Crossroads and extending to:

• Goldsboro, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hines Crossroads to Goldsboro, 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 four to five hours.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 58 miles [93.3 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 259 miles [416.8 km] to the north (N). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,092 miles [9,804.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,783 miles [10,916.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,666 miles [7,509.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'