Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Todds 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 Todds Crossroads:
  • 36.086270, -76.876897
  • 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 Todds 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 Bertie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bertie County
  • Since Todds Crossroads is near Chowan County and also Hertford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chowan County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hertford 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 Todds Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Todds 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.

• Buzzards Crossroads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Buzzards Crossroads is located in Bertie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzards Crossroads
• Drew
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Drew is located in Bertie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
• Elm Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Elm Grove is located in Bertie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
• Goose Pond
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Goose Pond is located in Bertie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Pond
• Gregory Crossroads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Gregory Crossroads is located in Bertie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Crossroads
• Marys Beach
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Marys Beach is located in Bertie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marys Beach
• Merry Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Merry Hill is located in Bertie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Hill
• Perrytown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Perrytown is located in Bertie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrytown
• Trap
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Trap is located in Bertie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trap

How Far From Todds 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 Todds 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 Todds Crossroads and extending to:

• Windsor, which is the Seat of Bertie County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Todds Crossroads to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 194 miles [312.2 km] to the north (N). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,010 miles [9,672.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,702 miles [10,785.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,584 miles [7,377.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'