Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lewters Crossroad:
  • 36.504041, -77.256358
  • 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 Lewters Crossroad

• 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 Northampton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Northampton County
  • Since Lewters Crossroad is near Southampton County and also Hertford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Southampton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hertford 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 Lewters Crossroad

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lewters Crossroad ...

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.

• Branchville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Branchville is located in Southampton County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
• Creeksville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Creeksville is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creeksville
• Cross Keys
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Cross Keys is located in Southampton County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
• Edwards Crossroads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Edwards Crossroads is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Crossroads
• Hugo
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hugo is located in Southampton County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
• Little Texas
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Little Texas is located in Southampton County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
• Margarettsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Margarettsville is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margarettsville
• Milwaukee
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Milwaukee is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee

How Far From Lewters Crossroad 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 Lewters Crossroad to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Lewters Crossroad and extending to:

• Jackson, which is the Seat of Northampton County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lewters Crossroad to Jackson, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 91 miles [146.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 165 miles [265.5 km] to the north (N). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,009 miles [9,670.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,703 miles [10,787.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,585 miles [7,378.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'