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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 Smith Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Smith 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 Smith Crossroads:
    • 39.567873, -78.227229
    • 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 Smith 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 Morgan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
    • Since Smith Crossroads is near Washington County and also Berkeley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Berkeley 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 Smith Crossroads

Communities Also Named Smith Crossroads ...

We found four communities that are also named Smith Crossroads.

Within West Virginia, the name Smith Crossroads is unique.

Beyond West Virginia, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Tallapoosa County
      • This Smith Crossroads is located in Tallapoosa County and lies 628 miles [1,010.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Smith Crossroads that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tallapoosa County community of Smith Crossroads.
    • Delaware
      • Kent County
      • This Smith Crossroads is located in Kent County and lies 138 miles [222.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Smith Crossroads that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Smith Crossroads.
    • Florida
      • Holmes County
      • This Smith Crossroads is located in Holmes County and lies 728 miles [1,171.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Smith Crossroads that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holmes County community of Smith Crossroads.
    • North Carolina
      • Bladen County
      • This Smith Crossroads is located in Bladen County and lies 336 miles [540.7 km]<1> to the south of the Smith Crossroads that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bladen County community of Smith Crossroads.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Smith 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.

  • Bath
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Bath is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
  • Burnt Factory
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Burnt Factory is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Factory
  • Duckwall
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Duckwall is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckwall
  • Elk Branch ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Elk Branch is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Branch
  • Greenwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Greenwood is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Jimtown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jimtown is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
  • Jones Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jones Springs is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Springs
  • Orleans Cross Roads
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Orleans Cross Roads is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cross Roads
  • Ridersville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Ridersville is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridersville
  • Roundtop ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Roundtop is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundtop
  • Shady Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Shady Grove is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
  • Sir Johns Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Sir Johns Run is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sir Johns Run

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

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

  • Berkeley Springs, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies just to the North.
  • Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 201 miles [323.5 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Smith Crossroads to Charleston, with an average speed<2>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 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 78 miles [125.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,919 miles [9,525.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,630 miles [10,670 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,505 miles [7,250.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Smith 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 Smith 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 Smith Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5679, Longitude: -78.2272       In this case, the coordinates for Smith Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.557 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.301 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.966 degrees.