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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 Miles Crossroad, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Miles Crossroad and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Miles Crossroad:
    • 35.946803, -79.887812
    • 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 Miles 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 Guilford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Guilford County
    • Since Miles Crossroad is near Randolph County and also Forsyth County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Forsyth 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 Miles Crossroad

Curious and Interesting Names Near Miles 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.

  • Allen Jay
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Allen Jay is located in Guilford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Jay
  • Bakertown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Bakertown is located in Guilford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakertown
  • Edgar
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Edgar is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
  • Florence
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Florence is located in Guilford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Freeman Mill
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Freeman Mill is located in Guilford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Mill
  • Green Tree
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Green Tree is located in Guilford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
  • Greenhaven
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenhaven is located in Guilford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaven
  • High Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Hilltop
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Hilltop is located in Guilford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
  • Jamestown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Level Cross
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Level Cross is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Cross
  • Pennydale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Pennydale is located in Guilford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennydale
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Progress
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Progress is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
    • Random Woods
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Random Woods is located in Guilford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Woods
    • Ravenwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Ravenwood is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
    • Robins Nest
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Robins Nest is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robins Nest
    • Rolling Roads
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Rolling Roads is located in Guilford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Roads
    • Trinity Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Trinity Park is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Park

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Miles Crossroad and extending to:

  • Greensboro, which is the Seat of Guilford County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Miles Crossroad to Greensboro, 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 70 miles [112.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 256 miles [412 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 6,147 miles [9,892.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,846 miles [11,017.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,725 miles [7,604.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- Miles Crossroad) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Miles Crossroad 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 Miles Crossroad. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9468, Longitude: -79.8878       In this case, the coordinates for Miles Crossroad have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.666 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.021 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.908 degrees.