Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Middlesex, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Middlesex and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Middlesex
- 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 Middlesex:
- 35.789453, -78.203529
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Middlesex
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Nash County
- Since Middlesex is near Wilson County and also Johnston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wilson County
- eBird sighting report for Johnston 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Middlesex ...
We found nine communities that share the name Middlesex.
Within North Carolina, the name Middlesex is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- New Brunswick
- This Middlesex lies 981 miles [1,578.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Middlesex that is located in Nash County.
- New Jersey
- New York
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Vermont
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Middlesex ...
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.
- Cobblestone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cobblestone have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblestone
- Cobblestone is located in Wake County
- Daddysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daddysville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daddysville
- Daddysville is located in Franklin County
- Dixie Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixie Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Crossroads
- Dixie Crossroads is located in Johnston County
- Emit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Floods Chapel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floods Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floods Chapel
- Floods Chapel is located in Nash County
- Gold Valley Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold Valley Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Valley Crossroads
- Gold Valley Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Hares Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hares Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hares Crossroads
- Hares Crossroads is located in Johnston County
- High Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Crossroads
- High Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Mount Pleasant
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Nash County
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Pilot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Pine Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Pine Ridge is located in Franklin County
- Rocky Cross
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Cross
- Rocky Cross is located in Nash County
- Rogers Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogers Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Crossroads
- Rogers Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Social Plains
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Social Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Plains
- Social Plains is located in Franklin County
- Union Hope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hope
- Union Hope is located in Nash County
- Pilot
How Far From Middlesex 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 town such as Middlesex to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Middlesex and extending to:
- Nashville, which is the Seat of Nash County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Middlesex to Nashville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 24 miles [38.6 km] to the west (W). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 223 miles [358.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,081 miles [9,786.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,775 miles [10,903.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,656 miles [7,493.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Middlesex. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Nash County: www.co.nash.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Middlesex) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Middlesex. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7895, Longitude: -78.2035 In this case, the coordinates for Middlesex have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Middlesex could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Middlesex, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Middlesex to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.704 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.897 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.302 degrees. |