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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 Smith Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Smith Crossroads and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Smith Crossroads:
    • 34.694337, -78.374168
    • 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 Smith Crossroads
  • 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

Communities Also Named Smith Crossroads ...

We found four communities that share the name Smith Crossroads.

Within North Carolina, the name Smith Crossroads is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Tallapoosa County
      • This Smith Crossroads is located in Tallapoosa County and lies 439 miles [706.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Smith Crossroads that is located in Bladen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tallapoosa County community of Smith Crossroads.
    • Delaware
      • Kent County
      • This Smith Crossroads is located in Kent County and lies 337 miles [542.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Smith Crossroads that is located in Bladen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Smith Crossroads.
    • Florida
      • Holmes County
      • This Smith Crossroads is located in Holmes County and lies 499 miles [803.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Smith Crossroads that is located in Bladen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holmes County community of Smith Crossroads.
    • West Virginia
      • Morgan County
      • This Smith Crossroads is located in Morgan County and lies 336 miles [540.7 km]<1> to the north of the Smith Crossroads that is located in Bladen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Smith Crossroads.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Smith 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.

  • Clear Run
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Run
    • Clear Run is located in Sampson County
  • Fowler Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fowler Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Landing
    • Fowler Landing is located in Bladen County
  • Hickory Grove Crossroads
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Grove Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove Crossroads
    • Hickory Grove Crossroads is located in Bladen County
  • Ivanhoe
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ivanhoe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
    • Ivanhoe is located in Sampson County
  • Murphytown
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphytown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphytown
    • Murphytown is located in Bladen County
  • Reb Kee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reb Kee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reb Kee
    • Reb Kee is located in Pender County
  • Shanghai
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shanghai have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai
    • Shanghai is located in Sampson County
  • Tomahawk
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tomahawk. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
    • Tomahawk is located in Sampson County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Smith Crossroads and extending to:

  • Elizabethtown, which is the Seat of Bladen County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Smith Crossroads to Elizabethtown, with an average speed<4> 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 four to five hours.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 76 miles [122.3 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 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 299 miles [481.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,136 miles [9,874.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,825 miles [10,983.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,709 miles [7,578.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Smith Crossroads. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Bladen County: www.bladeninfo.net/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Smith Crossroads) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Smith Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6943, Longitude: -78.3742       In this case, the coordinates for Smith Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 Smith Crossroads to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.823 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.871 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.726 degrees.




 

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