Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cross Junction:
  • 39.320428, -78.293231
  • 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 Cross Junction

• 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 Frederick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
  • Since Cross Junction is near Hampshire County and also Berkeley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hampshire County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Berkeley 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 Cross Junction

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cross Junction ...

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.

• Baileys Ford
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Baileys Ford is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileys Ford
• Cedar Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cedar Grove
  • From Cross Junction to Cedar Grove
• Good
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Good is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Good
  • From Cross Junction to Good
• Gore
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Gore is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gore <1>
• Green Spring
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Green Spring is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
• Hayfield
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hayfield is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hayfield
  • From Cross Junction to Hayfield
• Indian Hollow
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Indian Hollow is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hollow
• Indian Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Indian Lake is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake
• Light ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Light is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
• Nordic Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Nordic Village is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordic Village
• Rolling Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Rolling Hills is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
• Timber Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Timber Ridge is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
• Wildwood Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Wildwood Hills is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Hills

How Far From Cross Junction 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 Cross Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 131 miles [210.8 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Cross Junction to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 73 miles [117.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,932 miles [9,546.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,642 miles [10,689.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,518 miles [7,271 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'