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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:
    • 35.365440, -77.606637
    • 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 Lenoir County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lenoir County
    • Since Wootens Crossroads is near Greene County and also Pitt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pitt 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 90 miles [144.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Wootens Crossroads that is located in Lenoir County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbus County community of Wootens Crossroads.
    • Greene County
      • This Wootens Crossroads is located in Greene County and lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Wootens Crossroads that is located in Lenoir County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene 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.

  • Branchwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Branchwood is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchwood
  • Club Pines
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Club Pines is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Club Pines
  • Clubview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Clubview is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubview
  • Fountain Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Fountain Hill is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
  • Fourway
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Fourway is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourway
  • Greenmead
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Greenmead is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmead
  • Harveytown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Harveytown is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveytown
  • Hickory Hills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hickory Hills is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
  • Hill View
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hill View is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill View
  • Howard Hights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Howard Hights is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Hights
  • Hugo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hugo is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
  • Hullwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hullwood is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hullwood
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Institute
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Institute is located in Lenoir County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Institute
    • Parrots
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Parrots is located in Lenoir County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrots
    • Random Woods
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Random Woods is located in Lenoir County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Woods
    • Tanglewood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Tanglewood is located in Lenoir County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
    • Trinity Woods
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Trinity Woods is located in Lenoir County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Woods
    • Wheat Swamp
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Wheat Swamp is located in Lenoir County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Swamp

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:

  • Kinston, which is the Seat of Lenoir County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 64 miles [103 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Wootens Crossroads to Raleigh, with an average speed<2> 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 about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 245 miles [394.3 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,073 miles [9,773.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,763 miles [10,884 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,647 miles [7,478.6 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: 35.3654, Longitude: -77.6066       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 308.378 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.462 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.217 degrees.