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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 Kings Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kings Crossroads 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 Kings Crossroads:
- 36.824030, -78.607501
- 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 Kings 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 Charlotte County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charlotte County
- Since Kings Crossroads is near Halifax County and also Mecklenburg 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 Mecklenburg 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 Kings Crossroads
Communities Also Named Kings Crossroads ...
We found four communities that are also named Kings Crossroads.
There is one other community in Virginia that is also named Kings Crossroads.
Beyond Virginia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Prince William County
- This Kings Crossroads is located in Prince William County and lies 138 miles [222.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Kings Crossroads that is located in Charlotte County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince William County community of Kings Crossroads.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- Sussex County
- This Kings Crossroads is located in Sussex County and lies 217 miles [349.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Kings Crossroads that is located in Charlotte County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Kings Crossroads.
- North Carolina
- Guilford County
- This Kings Crossroads is located in Guilford County and lies 87 miles [140 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Kings Crossroads that is located in Charlotte County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guilford County community of Kings Crossroads.
- Pitt County
- This Kings Crossroads is located in Pitt County and lies 99 miles [159.3 km] to the southeast of the Kings Crossroads that is located in Charlotte County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Kings Crossroads.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kings 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.
- Bluestone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bluestone is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluestone
- Chase City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Clover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dryburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dryburg is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryburg
- Five Forks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Five Forks is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Mulberry Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mulberry Hill is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Hill
- Public Fork
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Public Fork is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Public Fork
- Randolph
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spanish Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spanish Grove is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Grove
How Far From Kings Crossroads 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 Kings Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kings Crossroads and extending to:
- Charlotte Court House, which is the Seat of Charlotte County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Kings Crossroads to Charlotte Court House, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 81 miles [130.4 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 166 miles [267.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,053 miles [9,741.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,753 miles [10,867.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,632 miles [7,454.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kings Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Kings 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 Kings Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8240, Longitude: -78.6075 In this case, the coordinates for Kings Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.905 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.281 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.111 degrees. |
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