Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Penders Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Penders Crossroads and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Penders Crossroads

• 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 Penders Crossroads:
  • 35.768768, -77.771645
  • 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 Penders 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 Wilson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wilson County
  • Since Penders Crossroads is near Edgecombe County and also Nash County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Edgecombe County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nash 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 Penders Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Penders 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.

• Bullucks Crossroads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Bullucks Crossroads is located in Edgecombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullucks Crossroads
• Crisp
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Crisp is located in Edgecombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisp
• Drivers Store
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Drivers Store is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drivers Store
• Dunn Crossroads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Dunn Crossroads is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Crossroads
• Elizabeth Heights
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Elizabeth Heights is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Heights
• Elm City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Elm City is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elm City <1>
• Pine Tree
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Pine Tree is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tree
• Pinetops
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Pinetops is located in Edgecombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetops
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinetops <1>
• Ponderosa
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Ponderosa is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
• Rosebud
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Rosebud is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
• Sandy Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sandy Creek is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
• Sun
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sun is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
• Town Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Town Creek is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
• White Fox
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • White Fox is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fox

How Far From Penders 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 Penders 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 Penders Crossroads and extending to:

• Wilson, which is the Seat of Wilson County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Penders Crossroads to Raleigh, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 219 miles [352.4 km] to the north (N). 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,063 miles [9,757.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,755 miles [10,871.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,638 miles [7,464.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'