Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sholars Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sholars Crossroads and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sholars 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 Sholars Crossroads:
- 34.762892, -77.800517
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Sholars 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 Duplin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Duplin County
- Since Sholars Crossroads is near Onslow County and also Pender County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Onslow County
- eBird sighting report for Pender 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sholars 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.
- Cartersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cartersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Cartersville is located in Duplin County
- Catherine Square
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catherine Square have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine Square
- Catherine Square is located in Duplin County
- Cedar Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Fork
- Cedar Fork is located in Duplin County
- Charity
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Cypress Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
- Cypress Creek is located in Duplin County
- Fountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Hallsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Hallsville is located in Duplin County
- Maple Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Maple Hill is located in Pender County
- Pin Hook
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Register
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Shaken
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Shelter Neck
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelter Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelter Neck
- Shelter Neck is located in Pender County
- Tin City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin City
- Tin City is located in Duplin County
How Far From Sholars 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 Sholars 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 Sholars Crossroads and extending to:
- Kenansville, which is the Seat of Duplin County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sholars Crossroads to Kenansville, 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 five to six hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 84 miles [135.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 288 miles [463.5 km] to the north (N). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,107 miles [9,828.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,795 miles [10,935.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,680 miles [7,531.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sholars Crossroads. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Duplin County: www.duplincounty.org/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sholars Crossroads) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sholars Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7629, Longitude: -77.8005 In this case, the coordinates for Sholars Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Sholars Crossroads to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.501 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.513 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.49 degrees. |