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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 Wiggins Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wiggins 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 Wiggins Crossroads:
- 36.518209, -76.637175
- 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 Wiggins 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 Gates County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gates County
- Since Wiggins Crossroads is near Suffolk City and also Chowan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Suffolk City
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chowan 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 Wiggins Crossroads
Communities Also Named Wiggins Crossroads ...
We found one communities that are also named Wiggins Crossroads.
There is one other community in North Carolina that is also named Wiggins Crossroads.
Beyond North Carolina.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Edgecombe County
- This Wiggins Crossroads is located in Edgecombe County and lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Wiggins Crossroads that is located in Gates County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edgecombe County community of Wiggins Crossroads.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wiggins 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.
- Drum Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Drum Hill is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drum Hill
- Eleanors Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eleanors Crossroads is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanors Crossroads
- Flat Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Branch is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Branch
- Folly Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Folly Fork is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folly Fork
- Gates
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Greens Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greens Fork is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Fork
- Holly Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Holly Grove is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Kellogs Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kellogs Fork is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogs Fork
- Leesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Leesville is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Savage
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Savage is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Savages Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Savages Crossroads is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savages Crossroads
- Silver Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Silver Springs is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
How Far From Wiggins 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 Wiggins Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wiggins Crossroads and extending to:
- Gatesville, which is the Seat of Gates County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Wiggins Crossroads to Gatesville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 122 miles [196.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 165 miles [265.5 km] to the north (N). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,981 miles [9,625.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,674 miles [10,740.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,556 miles [7,332.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Wiggins Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Wiggins 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 Wiggins Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5182, Longitude: -76.6372 In this case, the coordinates for Wiggins Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.789 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.961 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.443 degrees. |
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