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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 Sidney Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sidney 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 Sidney Crossroads:
- 35.480999, -76.675488
- 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 Sidney 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 Beaufort County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Beaufort County
- Since Sidney Crossroads is near Hyde County and also Pamlico County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hyde County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pamlico 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 Sidney Crossroads
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sidney 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.
- Bath
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bishops Cross
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bishops Cross is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Cross
- Everetts Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Everetts Crossroads is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everetts Crossroads
- Pine Crest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pine Crest is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Ransomville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ransomville is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransomville
- Rest Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rest Haven is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven
- Rodmans Quarter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rodmans Quarter is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodmans Quarter
- Sandy Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sandy Landing is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Landing
- Schoolhouse Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Schoolhouse Landing is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoolhouse Landing
How Far From Sidney Crossroads to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Sidney 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 Sidney Crossroads and extending to:
- Washington, which is the Seat of Beaufort County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sidney Crossroads to Washington, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 112 miles [180.2 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 236 miles [379.8 km] to the north (N). 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 6,027 miles [9,699.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,715 miles [10,806.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,599 miles [7,401.4 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sidney 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 Sidney 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 Sidney Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4810, Longitude: -76.6755 In this case, the coordinates for Sidney Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.854 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.879 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.828 degrees. |
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