Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Piney Forest 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 Piney Forest Crossroads:
  • 34.457112, -78.863358
  • 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 Piney Forest 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 Columbus County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbus County
  • Since Piney Forest Crossroads is near Bladen County and also Robeson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bladen County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Robeson 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 Piney Forest Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Piney Forest 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.

• Bird Cage
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Bird Cage is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird Cage
• Boardman
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Boardman is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
• Butters
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Butters is located in Bladen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butters
• Evergreen
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Evergreen is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
• Grist
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Grist is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grist
• Kingdale
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Kingdale is located in Robeson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingdale
• Long Branch
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Long Branch is located in Robeson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
• Peacocks
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Peacocks is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacocks
• Pope Crossing
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Pope Crossing is located in Robeson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope Crossing
• Potters Curve
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Potters Curve is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Curve
• Williams Cross Roads ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Williams Cross Roads is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cross Roads

How Far From Piney Forest 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 Piney Forest Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Piney Forest Crossroads and extending to:

• Whiteville, which is the Seat of Columbus County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Piney Forest Crossroads to Whiteville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 92 miles [148.1 km] to the north (N). 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 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 322 miles [518.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,167 miles [9,924.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,857 miles [11,035.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,741 miles [7,629.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'