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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 Crosses Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crosses Corner and the surrounding area.
- 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 Crosses Corner:
- 37.726810, -77.366092
- 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 Crosses Corner
- 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 Hanover County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hanover County
- Since Crosses Corner is near Caroline County and also King William County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline County
- Open the eBird sighting report for King William 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 Crosses Corner
Curious and Interesting Names Near Crosses Corner ...
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.
- Ashcake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ashcake is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcake
- Buckeye
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Buckeye is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Georgetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Georgetown is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Greenway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greenway is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Heaths Store
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Heaths Store is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaths Store
- Hilly Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hilly Farms is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilly Farms
- Kings Charter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Charter is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Charter
- Kingswood Court
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kingswood Court is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood Court
- Lewistown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lewistown is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
- Lincoln Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Park is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Littlepages Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Littlepages Ferry is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlepages Ferry
- Mimosa Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mimosa Hills is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimosa Hills
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Patrick Henry Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Peaks
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Peaks is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaks
- Pebblebrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pebblebrook is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebblebrook
- Poindexters
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Poindexters is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexters
How Far From Crosses Corner 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 Crosses Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Crosses Corner and extending to:
- Hanover, which is the Seat of Hanover County, lies just to the North.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Crosses Corner to Richmond, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 82 miles [132 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,961 miles [9,593.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,662 miles [10,721.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,540 miles [7,306.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Crosses Corner) 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 Crosses Corner 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 Crosses Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7268, Longitude: -77.3661 In this case, the coordinates for Crosses Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.149 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.554 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.291 degrees. |
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