Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Halls Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Halls Crossroads and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Halls 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 Halls Crossroads:
- 31.402389, -87.331372
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Halls 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Since Halls Crossroads is near Conecuh County and also Escambia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Conecuh County
- eBird sighting report for Escambia 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Halls Crossroads ...
We found four communities that share the name Halls Crossroads.
Within Alabama, the name Halls Crossroads is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Kent County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Halls Crossroads [Kent County].
- North Carolina
- Franklin County
- This Halls Crossroads is located in Franklin County and lies 608 miles [978.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Halls Crossroads that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Halls Crossroads.
- Sampson County
- This Halls Crossroads is located in Sampson County and lies 563 miles [906.1 km] to the east northeast of the Halls Crossroads that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sampson County community of Halls Crossroads.
- Tennessee
- Knox County
- This Halls Crossroads is located in Knox County and lies 377 miles [606.7 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Halls Crossroads that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Halls Crossroads.
- Maryland
Curious and Interesting Names Near Halls 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.
- Axle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Bermuda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda
- Bermuda is located in Conecuh County
- Burnt Corn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Corn
- Burnt Corn is located in Monroe County
- Excel
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Fountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Goodway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodway
- Goodway is located in Monroe County
- Howard Landing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Landing
- Howard Landing is located in Monroe County
- Janes Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Janes Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janes Mill
- Janes Mill is located in Conecuh County
- Peterman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterman
- Peterman is located in Monroe County
- Range
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
- Range is located in Conecuh County
- Sand Cut
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Halls 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 Halls Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Halls Crossroads and extending to:
- Monroeville, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies just to the North.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Halls Crossroads to Montgomery, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 777 miles [1,250.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,675 miles [10,742.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,376 miles [11,870.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,255 miles [8,457.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Halls Crossroads. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Halls Crossroads could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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- Halls Crossroads) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Halls Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.4024, Longitude: -87.3314 In this case, the coordinates for Halls Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Halls Crossroads to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.837 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.183 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.927 degrees. |