Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in County Line Cross Roads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to County Line Cross Roads and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for County Line Cross Roads

• 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 County Line Cross Roads:
  • 37.140984, -78.528607
  • 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 County Line Cross Roads

• 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 Charlotte County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Charlotte County
  • Since County Line Cross Roads is near Prince Edward County and also Lunenburg County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince Edward County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lunenburg 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 County Line Cross Roads

Curious and Interesting Names Near County Line Cross Roads ...

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.

• Blake Village
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Blake Village is located in Prince Edward County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Village
• Bruceville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Bruceville is located in Lunenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
• Elam
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Elam is located in Prince Edward County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elam
• Eureka
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Eureka is located in Charlotte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
• Five Forks
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Five Forks is located in Prince Edward County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Henry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Henry is located in Charlotte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
• Kingsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Kingsville is located in Prince Edward County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsville
• Prospect
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Prospect is located in Prince Edward County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prospect <1>
• Shields
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Shields is located in Prince Edward County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
• Simplicity
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Simplicity is located in Lunenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simplicity
• Tuggle
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Tuggle is located in Prince Edward County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuggle

How Far From County Line Cross Roads to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as County Line Cross Roads to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in County Line Cross Roads and extending to:

• Charlotte Court House, which is the Seat of Charlotte County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from County Line Cross Roads to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full 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 145 miles [233.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,036 miles [9,714 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,737 miles [10,842.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,616 miles [7,428.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'