Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Doles 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 Doles Crossroads:
  • 36.860043, -76.904599
  • 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 Doles 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 Southampton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Southampton County
  • Since Doles Crossroads is near Isle of Wight County and also Surry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Isle of Wight County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Surry 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 Doles Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Doles 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.

• Berlin
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Berlin is located in Southampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Berlin
  • From Doles Crossroads to Berlin
• Booth Fork
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Booth Fork is located in Surry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth Fork
• Dory
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Dory is located in Southampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dory
• Dwight
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Dwight is located in Isle of Wight County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
• Pulleys Crossroads
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Pulleys Crossroads is located in Southampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulleys Crossroads
• Saddlers Crossroads
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Saddlers Crossroads is located in Southampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddlers Crossroads
• Seacock Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Seacock Corner is located in Southampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seacock Corner
• Sycamore Crossroads
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Sycamore Crossroads is located in Isle of Wight County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Crossroads
• Unity
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Unity is located in Southampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity

How Far From Doles Crossroads 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 Doles Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Doles Crossroads and extending to:

• Courtland, which is the Seat of Southampton County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Doles Crossroads to Courtland, 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.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 55 miles [88.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 140 miles [225.3 km] to the north (N). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,978 miles [9,620.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,674 miles [10,740.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,554 miles [7,329 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'