Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Wilkerson 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 Wilkerson Crossroads:
  • 35.702658, -78.115270
  • 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 Wilkerson 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 Wilson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wilson County
  • Since Wilkerson Crossroads is near Johnston County and also Nash County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Johnston County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nash 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 Wilkerson Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wilkerson 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.

• Dixie
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Dixie is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
• Dixie Crossroads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Dixie Crossroads is located in Johnston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Crossroads
• Emit
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Emit is located in Johnston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emit
• Finch Mill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Finch Mill is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch Mill
• Hares Crossroads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Hares Crossroads is located in Johnston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hares Crossroads
• High Crossroads
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • High Crossroads is located in Nash County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Crossroads
• Kirbys Crossing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Kirbys Crossing is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbys Crossing
• Middlesex
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Middlesex is located in Nash County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
• Mount Pleasant
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Nash County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Quail Ridge
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Quail Ridge is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
• Rock Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Rock Ridge is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Ridge
• Rogers Crossroads
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Rogers Crossroads is located in Nash County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Crossroads
• Shoeheel
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Shoeheel is located in Johnston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoeheel

How Far From Wilkerson 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 Wilkerson 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 Wilkerson Crossroads and extending to:

• Wilson, which is the Seat of Wilson County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Wilkerson Crossroads to Wilson, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 29 miles [46.7 km] to the west (W). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 228 miles [366.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,081 miles [9,786.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,774 miles [10,901.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,656 miles [7,493.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'