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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 Olivers Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Olivers 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 Olivers Crossroads:
- 35.018770, -77.301624
- 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 Olivers 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 Jones County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jones County
- Since Olivers Crossroads is near Craven County and also Onslow County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Craven County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Onslow 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 Olivers Crossroads
Communities Also Named Olivers Crossroads ...
We found one communities that are also named Olivers Crossroads.
There is one other community in North Carolina that is also named Olivers Crossroads.
Beyond North Carolina.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Catawba County
- This Olivers Crossroads is located in Catawba County and lies 218 miles [350.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Olivers Crossroads that is located in Jones County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Catawba County community of Olivers Crossroads.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Olivers 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.
- Jones Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Corner is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Corner
- Maysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Pollocks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pollocks is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollocks
- Pollocksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ravenswood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ravenswood is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
- River Bend
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- River Bend is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,006 people
- Tenmile Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tenmile Fork is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile Fork
How Far From Olivers Crossroads 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 Olivers Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Olivers Crossroads and extending to:
- Trenton, which is the Seat of Jones County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Olivers Crossroads to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 268 miles [431.3 km] to the north (N). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,074 miles [9,775.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,762 miles [10,882.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,647 miles [7,478.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Olivers Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Olivers 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 Olivers Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0188, Longitude: -77.3016 In this case, the coordinates for Olivers Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.218 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.226 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.22 degrees. |
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