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.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Level Cross

• 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:
  • 36.344580, -80.628674
  • 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 Surry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Surry County
  • Since Level Cross is near Yadkin County and also Stokes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Yadkin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Stokes 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 ...
  • Randolph County
    • This Level Cross is located in Randolph County and lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Level Cross that is located in Surry County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph 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.

• Cedar Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Hill is located in Surry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
• Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Flat Shoals is located in Surry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
• Friendship
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Friendship is located in Yadkin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
• Halls Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Halls Ferry is located in Surry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Ferry
• Holly Spring
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Holly Spring is located in Yadkin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Spring
• Lime Rock ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Lime Rock is located in Surry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Rock
• Little Richmond
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Little Richmond is located in Surry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Richmond
• Long Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Long Hill is located in Surry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hill
• Stony Knoll
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Stony Knoll is located in Surry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Knoll
• Turkey Ford
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Turkey Ford is located in Surry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Ford
• Union Cross
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Union Cross is located in Surry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cross

How Far From Level Cross 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 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:

• Dobson, which is the Seat of Surry County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 117 miles [188.3 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Level Cross to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 263 miles [423.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,161 miles [9,915.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,864 miles [11,046.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,742 miles [7,631.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'