Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Knotts 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 Knotts Crossroads:
  • 36.406533, -78.492499
  • 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 Knotts 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 Vance County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Vance County
  • Since Knotts Crossroads is near Granville County and also Mecklenburg County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Granville County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mecklenburg 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 Knotts Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Knotts 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.

• Bullock
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bullock is located in Granville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bullock <1>
• Bullocksville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Bullocksville is located in Vance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullocksville
• Flat Rock
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Flat Rock is located in Vance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
• Greystone
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Greystone is located in Vance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone
• Harris Crossroads
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Harris Crossroads is located in Vance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Crossroads
• Hicks Crossroads
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Hicks Crossroads is located in Vance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Crossroads
• Hunters Ridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Hunters Ridge is located in Vance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
• Huntsboro
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Huntsboro is located in Granville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsboro
• Kellys Crossroads
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Kellys Crossroads is located in Vance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Crossroads
• Lewis
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Lewis is located in Granville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
• Townsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Townsville is located in Granville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Townsville <1>
• Tungsten
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Tungsten is located in Vance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tungsten

How Far From Knotts 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 Knotts 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 Knotts Crossroads and extending to:

• Henderson, which is the Seat of Vance County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Knotts 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 189 miles [304.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,067 miles [9,763.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,764 miles [10,885.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,644 miles [7,473.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'