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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 Level Cross, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Level Cross 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 Level Cross:
- 35.889025, -79.807809
- 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 Level Cross
- 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 Randolph County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
- Since Level Cross is near Guilford County and also Davidson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Guilford County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Davidson 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 Level Cross
Communities Also Named Level Cross ...
We found one communities that are also named Level Cross.
There is one other community in North Carolina that is also named Level Cross.
Beyond North Carolina.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Surry County
- This Level Cross is located in Surry County and lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Level Cross that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Surry County community of Level Cross.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Level Cross ...
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.
- Climax
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Edgar
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Edgar is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
- Flint Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Flint Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Forest Oaks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Oaks is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oaks
- Freeman Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Freeman Mill is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Mill
- Grays Chapel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grays Chapel is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Chapel
- Julian
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Miles Crossroad
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Miles Crossroad is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Crossroad
- Pleasant Garden
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Progress
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Progress is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Ravenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ravenwood is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
- Redcross
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Redcross is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redcross
- Robins Nest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Robins Nest is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robins Nest
How Far From Level Cross 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 Level Cross to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Level Cross and extending to:
- Asheboro, which is the Seat of Randolph County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Level Cross to Asheboro, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 65 miles [104.6 km] to the east (E). 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 257 miles [413.6 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 6,146 miles [9,891 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,845 miles [11,016 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,724 miles [7,602.5 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Level Cross) 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 Level Cross 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 Level Cross. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8890, Longitude: -79.8078 In this case, the coordinates for Level Cross have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.62 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.96 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.895 degrees. |
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