Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Lamm 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 Lamm Crossroads:
  • 35.909599, -78.066378
  • 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 Lamm 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 Nash County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nash County
  • Since Lamm Crossroads is near Franklin County and also Wilson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Lamm Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lamm 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.

• Bass Crossroads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Bass Crossroads is located in Nash County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Crossroads
• Daddysville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Daddysville is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daddysville
• Edwards Crossroads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Edwards Crossroads is located in Nash County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Crossroads
• Floods Chapel
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Floods Chapel is located in Nash County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floods Chapel
• Gold Valley Crossroads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Gold Valley Crossroads is located in Nash County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Valley Crossroads
• High Crossroads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • High Crossroads is located in Nash County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Crossroads
• Hunts
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hunts is located in Nash County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts
• Mays Crossroads
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Mays Crossroads is located in Nash County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Crossroads
• Mount Pleasant
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Nash County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Sandy Cross
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Sandy Cross is located in Nash County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Cross
• Seven Paths
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Seven Paths is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Paths
• Spring Hope
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Spring Hope is located in Nash County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hope
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,319 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Hope <1>
• Sun Valley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sun Valley is located in Nash County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley

How Far From Lamm 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 Lamm 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 Lamm Crossroads and extending to:

• Nashville, which is the Seat of Nash County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Lamm Crossroads to Raleigh, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 213 miles [342.8 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 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 6,070 miles [9,768.7 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 east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,645 miles [7,475.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'