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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 Langley Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Langley 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 Langley Crossroads:
- 35.904877, -77.904427
- 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 Langley 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 Langley Crossroads is near Edgecombe County and also Wilson 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 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 Langley Crossroads
Curious and Interesting Names Near Langley 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.
- Dunn Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dunn Crossroads is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Crossroads
- Elm City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Forest Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Oaks is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oaks
- Fox Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Run is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Little Easonburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Little Easonburg is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Easonburg
- Quail Hollow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Quail Hollow is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
- Rocky Mount
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Cross
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sandy Cross is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Cross
- Sun Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sun Valley is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Woodgreen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woodgreen is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodgreen
How Far From Langley Crossroads to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Langley 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 Langley Crossroads and extending to:
- Nashville, which is the Seat of Nash County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Langley 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 just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 212 miles [341.2 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 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,063 miles [9,757.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,756 miles [10,872.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,638 miles [7,464.1 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Langley 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 Langley 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 Langley Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9049, Longitude: -77.9044 In this case, the coordinates for Langley Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.531 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.716 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.148 degrees. |
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