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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 Holdens Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Holdens 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 Holdens Crossroads:
- 35.706825, -77.783034
- 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 Holdens 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 Wilson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wilson County
- Since Holdens Crossroads is near Edgecombe County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Edgecombe County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Holdens Crossroads
Curious and Interesting Names Near Holdens 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.
- Drivers Store
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Drivers Store is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drivers Store
- Elizabeth Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elizabeth Heights is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Heights
- Elm City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Five Points
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Five Points is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Fountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hominy Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hominy Heights is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hominy Heights
- Lincoln Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Heights is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
- Pine Tree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pine Tree is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tree
- Quail Hollow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Quail Hollow is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Quail Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Quail Ridge is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Rosebud
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rosebud is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
- Sandy Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sandy Creek is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
- Seven Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Seven Hills is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Hills
- Sun
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sun is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
- Town Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Town Creek is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
How Far From Holdens 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 Holdens 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 Holdens Crossroads and extending to:
- Wilson, which is the Seat of Wilson County, lies just to the West.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Holdens Crossroads to Raleigh, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 224 miles [360.5 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 13 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,066 miles [9,762.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,758 miles [10,875.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,641 miles [7,469 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Holdens Crossroads) 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 Holdens 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 Holdens Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7068, Longitude: -77.7830 In this case, the coordinates for Holdens Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.468 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.615 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.169 degrees. |
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