Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Pulleys 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 Pulleys Crossroads:
  • 36.870984, -76.963850
  • 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 Pulleys 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 Pulleys Crossroads is near Sussex County and also Surry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex 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 Pulleys Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pulleys 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
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Berlin is located in Southampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
• Booth Fork
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Booth Fork is located in Surry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth Fork
• Doles Crossroads
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Doles Crossroads is located in Southampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doles Crossroads
• Dory
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Dory is located in Southampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dory
• Dwight
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Dwight is located in Isle of Wight County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
• Piney Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Piney Grove is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
• Saddlers Crossroads
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Saddlers Crossroads is located in Southampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddlers Crossroads
• Seacock Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Seacock Corner is located in Southampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seacock Corner
• Unity
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Unity is located in Southampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity

How Far From Pulleys Crossroads to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Pulleys 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 Pulleys Crossroads and extending to:

• Courtland, which is the Seat of Southampton County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pulleys Crossroads to Courtland, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 53 miles [85.3 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 139 miles [223.7 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 5,980 miles [9,623.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,676 miles [10,744 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,557 miles [7,333.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'