Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Holts Crossing:
  • 37.074308, -78.981127
  • 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 Holts Crossing

• 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 Campbell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Campbell County
  • Since Holts Crossing is near Halifax County and also Charlotte County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Halifax County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Charlotte 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 Holts Crossing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Holts Crossing ...

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.

• Acorn
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Acorn is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
• Aspen
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Aspen is located in Charlotte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspen
• Green Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Green Hill is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
• Hat Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hat Creek is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hat Creek
• Long Island
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Long Island is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
• Martins Store
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Martins Store is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Store
• Marysville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Marysville is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
• Patrick Henry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Patrick Henry is located in Charlotte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Henry
• Sugar Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Sugar Hill is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
• Terryville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Terryville is located in Charlotte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terryville

How Far From Holts Crossing 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 Holts Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Rustburg, which is the Seat of Campbell County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Holts Crossing to Rustburg, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 90 miles [144.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 164 miles [263.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,059 miles [9,751 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,761 miles [10,880.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,639 miles [7,465.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'