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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 James Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to James Crossroads and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 James Crossroads:
    • 37.364026, -75.940209
    • 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 James 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 Northampton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Northampton County
    • Since James Crossroads is near Accomack County and also Mathews County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Accomack County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mathews 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 James Crossroads

Communities Also Named James Crossroads ...

We found one communities that are also named James Crossroads.

Within Virginia, the name James Crossroads is unique.

Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named James Crossroads in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • South Carolina
      • Clarendon County
      • This James Crossroads is located in Clarendon County and lies 352 miles [566.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the James Crossroads that is located in Northampton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarendon County community of James Crossroads.

Curious and Interesting Names Near James 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.

  • Beverly
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Beverly is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
  • Bridgetown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Bridgetown is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
  • Cherrystone
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cherrystone is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrystone
  • Culls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Culls is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culls
  • Harbour Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Harbour Point is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Point
  • Little Salisbury
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Little Salisbury is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Salisbury
  • Martins Siding
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Martins Siding is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Siding
  • Oyster
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Oyster is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster
  • Pat Town
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Pat Town is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pat Town
  • Reedtown
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Reedtown is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedtown
  • Shadyside
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Shadyside is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
  • Solitude Trails
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Solitude Trails is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude Trails
  • Stumptown
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Stumptown is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in James Crossroads and extending to:

  • Eastville, which is the Seat of Northampton County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from James Crossroads to Richmond, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 121 miles [194.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,915 miles [9,519.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,610 miles [10,637.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,491 miles [7,227.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- James Crossroads) 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 James Crossroads 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 James Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3640, Longitude: -75.9402       In this case, the coordinates for James Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.348 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.587 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.855 degrees.