Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Somers 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 Somers Crossroads:
  • 36.083467, -80.896462
  • 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 Somers 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 Wilkes County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wilkes County
  • Since Somers Crossroads is near Iredell County and also Yadkin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Iredell County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Yadkin 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 Somers Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Somers 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.

• Cycle
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Cycle is located in Yadkin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cycle
• Eagle Mills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Eagle Mills is located in Iredell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mills
• Jennings
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jennings is located in Iredell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
• Lovelace ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Lovelace is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelace
• Pea Ridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Pea Ridge is located in Yadkin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
• Swan Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Swan Creek is located in Yadkin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
• Union Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Union Grove is located in Iredell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Grove <1>
• Windy Gap
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Windy Gap is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Gap
• Zion ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Zion is located in Iredell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion

How Far From Somers Crossroads to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Somers 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 Somers Crossroads and extending to:

• Wilkesboro, which is the Seat of Wilkes County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Somers Crossroads to Wilkesboro, 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 four to five hours.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 127 miles [204.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 287 miles [461.9 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 6,184 miles [9,952.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,887 miles [11,083.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,765 miles [7,668.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'