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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 Wootens Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wootens Crossroads and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Wootens Crossroads:
    • 34.444614, -78.741130
    • 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 Wootens 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 Columbus County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbus County
    • Since Wootens Crossroads is near Bladen County and also Robeson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bladen County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Robeson 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 Wootens Crossroads

Communities Also Named Wootens Crossroads ...

We found two communities that are also named Wootens Crossroads.

There are two communities within North Carolina that are also named Wootens Crossroads.

Beyond North Carolina.

  • Communities Located In North Carolina ...
    • Greene County
      • This Wootens Crossroads is located in Greene County and lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Wootens Crossroads that is located in Columbus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Wootens Crossroads.
    • Lenoir County
      • This Wootens Crossroads is located in Lenoir County and lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Wootens Crossroads that is located in Columbus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lenoir County community of Wootens Crossroads.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wootens 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.

  • Bird Cage
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Bird Cage is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird Cage
  • Butters
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Butters is located in Bladen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butters
  • Evergreen
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Evergreen is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Farmers Union
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Farmers Union is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Union
  • Grist
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Grist is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grist
  • Halls
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Halls is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
  • Peacocks
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Peacocks is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacocks
  • Pine Log
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Pine Log is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log
  • Piney Forest Crossroads
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Potters Curve
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Potters Curve is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Curve
  • Williams Cross Roads ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Williams Cross Roads is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cross Roads

How Far From Wootens 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 Wootens Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wootens Crossroads and extending to:

  • Whiteville, which is the Seat of Columbus County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Wootens 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 most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 321 miles [516.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,163 miles [9,918.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,852 miles [11,027.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,736 miles [7,621.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wootens Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Wootens 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 Wootens Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4446, Longitude: -78.7411       In this case, the coordinates for Wootens Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.031 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.073 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.941 degrees.