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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 Hollands Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hollands 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 Hollands Crossroads:
- 35.523216, -78.088602
- 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 Hollands 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 Hollands Crossroads is near Johnston County and also Wilson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Johnston County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wilson 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 Hollands Crossroads
Communities Also Named Hollands Crossroads ...
We found one communities that are also named Hollands Crossroads.
Within North Carolina, the name Hollands Crossroads is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Hollands Crossroads in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Dorchester County
- This Hollands Crossroads is located in Dorchester County and lies 236 miles [379.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Hollands Crossroads that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dorchester County community of Hollands Crossroads.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hollands 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.
- Crumplers Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Crumplers Crossroads is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumplers Crossroads
- Hickory Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hickory Crossroads is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Crossroads
- Kirbys Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kirbys Crossing is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbys Crossing
- Micro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Micro is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Peacock Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Peacock Crossroads is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock Crossroads
- Pike Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pike Crossroads is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Crossroads
- Pikeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pine Level
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rains Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rains Crossroads is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains Crossroads
- Rosewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rosewood is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
How Far From Hollands Crossroads 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 Hollands Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hollands Crossroads and extending to:
- Goldsboro, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hollands Crossroads to Goldsboro, 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 35 miles [56.3 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 240 miles [386.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,087 miles [9,796.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,780 miles [10,911.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,662 miles [7,502.8 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- Hollands 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 Hollands 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 Hollands Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5232, Longitude: -78.0886 In this case, the coordinates for Hollands Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.645 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.791 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.347 degrees. |
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