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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 Muddy Cross, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Muddy Cross 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 Muddy Cross:
- 36.363747, -76.627024
- 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 Muddy 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 Gates County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gates County
- Since Muddy Cross is near Chowan County and also Perquimans County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chowan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Perquimans 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 Muddy Cross
Communities Also Named Muddy Cross ...
We found one communities that are also named Muddy Cross.
Within North Carolina, the name Muddy Cross is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Muddy Cross in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- Isle of Wight County
- This Muddy Cross is located in Isle of Wight County and lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the north of the Muddy Cross that is located in Gates County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Isle of Wight County community of Muddy Cross.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Muddy 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.
- Carter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Carter is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
- Flat Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Branch is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Branch
- Greens Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greens Fork is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Fork
- Hickory Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Crossroads is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Crossroads
- Hobbsville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Joppa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Joppa is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Keys Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Keys Crossroads is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys Crossroads
- Mitchells Fork
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Peach
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Peach is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach
- Sandy Cross
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sandy Cross is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Cross
- Sign Pine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sign Pine is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sign Pine
- Silver Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Springs is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Trotville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Trotville is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotville
How Far From Muddy 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 Muddy Cross to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Muddy Cross and extending to:
- Gatesville, which is the Seat of Gates County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 119 miles [191.5 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Muddy 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 176 miles [283.2 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 5,987 miles [9,635.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,679 miles [10,748.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,562 miles [7,341.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Muddy Cross) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Muddy Cross 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 Muddy Cross. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3637, Longitude: -76.6270 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.791 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.939 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.495 degrees. |
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