Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Winstead 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 Winstead Crossroads:
  • 35.841562, -77.930411
  • 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 Winstead 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 Nash County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nash County
  • Since Winstead Crossroads is near Wilson County and also Edgecombe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wilson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Edgecombe 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 Winstead Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Winstead 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.

• Dew Field
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Dew Field is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dew Field
• Dunn Crossroads
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Dunn Crossroads is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Crossroads
• Elizabeth Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Elizabeth Heights is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Heights
• Elm City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Elm City is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elm City <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Elm City
  • From Winstead Crossroads to Elm City
• Finch Mill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Finch Mill is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch Mill
• High Crossroads
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • High Crossroads is located in Nash County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Crossroads
• Ponderosa
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Ponderosa is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
• Rosebud
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rosebud is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
• Sandy Cross
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Sandy Cross is located in Nash County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Cross
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sandy Cross
  • From Winstead Crossroads to Sandy Cross
• Stoneybrook
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Stoneybrook is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneybrook
• White Fox
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • White Fox is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fox
• Wildwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Wildwood is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

How Far From Winstead 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 Winstead 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 Winstead Crossroads and extending to:

• Nashville, which is the Seat of Nash County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Winstead Crossroads to Nashville, 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 40 miles [64.4 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 216 miles [347.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,067 miles [9,763.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,760 miles [10,879.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,642 miles [7,470.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'