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 ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Wootens 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 Wootens Crossroads:
  • 35.533772, -77.696920
  • 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
  • Since Wootens Crossroads is near Pitt County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pitt County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne 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 ...
  • Columbus County
    • This Wootens Crossroads is located in Columbus County and lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Wootens Crossroads that is located in Greene County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbus County community of Wootens Crossroads.
  • Lenoir County
    • This Wootens Crossroads is located in Lenoir County and lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Wootens Crossroads that is located in Greene 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.

• Birchwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Birchwood is located in Pitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
• Daisy Siding
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Daisy Siding is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy Siding
• Farmville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Farmville is located in Pitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
• Herrings Crossroads
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Herrings Crossroads is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrings Crossroads
• Hill View
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Hill View is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill View
• Lizzie
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Lizzie is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizzie
• Snow Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Snow Hill is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,483 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snow Hill <2>
• Watery Branch
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Watery Branch is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watery Branch

How Far From Wootens 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 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:

• Snow Hill, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies just to the South.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Wootens Crossroads to Raleigh, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 235 miles [378.2 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,069 miles [9,767.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,761 miles [10,880.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,644 miles [7,473.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'