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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 Lewis Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lewis 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 Lewis Crossroads:
- 36.332373, -77.752478
- 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 Lewis 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 Halifax County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Halifax County
- Since Lewis Crossroads is near Warren County and also Northampton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Northampton 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 Lewis Crossroads
Communities Also Named Lewis Crossroads ...
We found one communities that are also named Lewis Crossroads.
Within North Carolina, the name Lewis Crossroads is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Lewis Crossroads in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Carolina
- Darlington County
- This Lewis Crossroads is located in Darlington County and lies 186 miles [299.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Lewis Crossroads that is located in Halifax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darlington County community of Lewis Crossroads.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lewis 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.
- Beaverdam
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beaverdam is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam
- Days Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Days Crossroads is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Crossroads
- Glenview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Glenview is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
- Heathsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Heathsville is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathsville
- Littleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pea Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pea Hill is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Hill
- Pierces Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pierces Crossroads is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierces Crossroads
- Roper Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Roper Springs is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper Springs
- Rosemary
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rosemary is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary
- Ruggles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ruggles is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles
How Far From Lewis 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 Lewis Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lewis Crossroads and extending to:
- Halifax, which is the Seat of Halifax County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Lewis Crossroads to Halifax, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 62 miles [99.8 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 181 miles [291.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,038 miles [9,717.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,733 miles [10,835.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,614 miles [7,425.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lewis Crossroads) 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 Lewis 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 Lewis Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3324, Longitude: -77.7525 In this case, the coordinates for Lewis Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.43 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.665 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.942 degrees. |
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