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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 Ogburns Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ogburns 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 Ogburns Crossroads:
- 36.246802, -79.920870
- 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 Ogburns 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 Guilford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Guilford County
- Since Ogburns Crossroads is near Rockingham County and also Forsyth County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rockingham 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 Ogburns Crossroads
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ogburns 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.
- Benefit ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Benefit is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benefit
- Bethany
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethany is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Bonanza Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bonanza Hills is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza Hills
- Ceramic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ceramic is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceramic
- Forest Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Valley is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Valley
- Friendship
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Friendship is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Gold Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gold Hill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Greystone Forest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greystone Forest is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone Forest
- Idol Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Idol Park is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idol Park
- Kings Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Crossroads is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Crossroads
- Pleasantville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasantville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Scalesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Scalesville is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Smokerise
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Smokerise is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokerise
- Spicewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Spicewood is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicewood
- Stokesdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Three Meadows
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Three Meadows is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Meadows
- Wittys Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wittys Crossroads is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittys Crossroads
How Far From Ogburns Crossroads to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Ogburns Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ogburns Crossroads and extending to:
- Greensboro, which is the Seat of Guilford County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ogburns Crossroads to Greensboro, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 78 miles [125.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 241 miles [387.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,135 miles [9,873.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,836 miles [11,001.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,714 miles [7,586.4 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 '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- Ogburns Crossroads) 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 Ogburns 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 Ogburns Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2468, Longitude: -79.9209 In this case, the coordinates for Ogburns Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.68 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.082 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.826 degrees. |
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