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Tidbits & Trivia
Introduction ...
Below is our collection of tidbits and odds 'n ends for TB Crossroads.
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in TB Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to TB 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 TB Crossroads:
- 37.511523, -75.843264<1>
- 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 TB 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 TB 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 TB Crossroads
Curious and Interesting Names Near TB 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.
- Bacon Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bacon Hill is also located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Hill
- Birdsnest
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cats Bridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cats Bridge is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cats Bridge
- Clearview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clearview is also located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Coal Kiln Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Kiln Crossing is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Kiln Crossing
- Franktown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hare Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hare Valley is also located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hare Valley
- Hideaway Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hideaway Cove is also located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway Cove
- Jamesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jamesville is also located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
- Little Johnsontown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Little Johnsontown is also located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Johnsontown
- Marionville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Marionville is also located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marionville
- Middlesex
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Middlesex is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Old Neck Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Old Neck Landing is also located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Neck Landing
- Peaceful Shores
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Peaceful Shores is also located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Shores
- Pleasant Cove Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Cove Village is also located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Cove Village
- Savage Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Savage Town is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage Town
- Shields
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shields is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
How Far From TB 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 included the distance from a community such as TB Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in TB Crossroads and extending to:
- Eastville, which is the Seat of Northampton County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from TB Crossroads to Eastville, with an average speed<4> 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 87 miles [140 km] to the west (W). 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 115 miles [185.1 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,904 miles [9,501.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,600 miles [10,621.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,481 miles [7,211.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Footnotes ...
| <1> | GPS Coordinates for TB Crossroads:
Decimal: 37.51152, -75.843264
DDMMSS: 37° 30' 41", -75° 50' 35" |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- TB Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 TB 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 TB Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5115, Longitude: -75.8433 In this case, the coordinates for TB Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.284 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.536 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.76 degrees. |
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