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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 Husseys Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Husseys Crossroads and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Husseys Crossroads:
    • 35.212663, -77.823035
    • 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 Husseys 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 Lenoir County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lenoir County
    • Since Husseys Crossroads is near Wayne County and also Duplin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Duplin 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 Husseys Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Husseys 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 northwest)
    • Deerwood is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
  • Drummersville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Drummersville is located in Duplin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummersville
  • Fields
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Fields is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
  • Gradys
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Gradys is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gradys
  • Gradys Crossroads
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Gradys Crossroads is located in Duplin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gradys Crossroads
  • Herrings Crossroads
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Herrings Crossroads is located in Duplin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrings Crossroads
  • Indian Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Indian Springs is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
  • Jenny Lind
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jenny Lind is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Lind
  • Little Baltimore
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Little Baltimore is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Baltimore
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Outlaws Bridge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Outlaws Bridge is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outlaws Bridge
    • Pot Neck
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Pot Neck is located in Lenoir County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pot Neck
    • Pricetown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Pricetown is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pricetown
    • Sandy Bottom
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Sandy Bottom is located in Lenoir County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
    • Seven Springs
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Walnut Creek
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Walnut Creek is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people

How Far From Husseys 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 Husseys 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 Husseys Crossroads and extending to:

  • Kinston, which is the Seat of Lenoir County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Husseys Crossroads to Kinston, 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 60 miles [96.6 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 about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 258 miles [415.2 km] to the north (N). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,089 miles [9,799.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,779 miles [10,909.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,663 miles [7,504.4 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Husseys 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 Husseys 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 Husseys Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2127, Longitude: -77.8230       In this case, the coordinates for Husseys Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.504 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.582 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.35 degrees.