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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 Mitchell Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mitchell 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 Mitchell Crossroads:
- 36.862348, -80.717848
- 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 Mitchell 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 Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- Since Mitchell Crossroads is near Wythe County and also Pulaski County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wythe County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski 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 Mitchell Crossroads
Communities Also Named Mitchell Crossroads ...
We found one communities that are also named Mitchell Crossroads.
Within Virginia, the name Mitchell Crossroads is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Mitchell Crossroads in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Lee County
- This Mitchell Crossroads is located in Lee County and lies 400 miles [643.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Mitchell Crossroads that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Mitchell Crossroads.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mitchell 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.
- Boom Furnace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Boom Furnace is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boom Furnace
- Dugspur
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Early
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Early is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early
- High Rocks Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- High Rocks Mill is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Rocks Mill
- Hillsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jett is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jett
- Liberty Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Rackettown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rackettown is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rackettown
- Reed Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Reed Junction is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Junction
- Star
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Star is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Star Cave
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Star Cave is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Cave
How Far From Mitchell 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 Mitchell Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mitchell Crossroads and extending to:
- Hillsville, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the South.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 186 miles [299.3 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Mitchell Crossroads to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 244 miles [392.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,142 miles [9,884.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,847 miles [11,019.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,724 miles [7,602.5 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mitchell 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 Mitchell 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 Mitchell Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8623, Longitude: -80.7178 In this case, the coordinates for Mitchell Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.138 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.696 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.953 degrees. |
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