Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Owens' Cross Roads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Owens' Cross Roads and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Owens' Cross Roads
- 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 Owens' Cross Roads:
- 34.604330, -86.443819
- 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 Owens' Cross Roads
- 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Since Owens' Cross Roads is near Marshall County and also Morgan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Marshall County
- eBird sighting report for Morgan 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Owens' Cross Roads ...
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.
- Big Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Bravo
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Burrows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Camelot
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Cedar Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
- Cedar Point is located in Madison County
- Cherrytree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherrytree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrytree
- Cherrytree is located in Madison County
- Chimney Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chimney Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Springs
- Chimney Springs is located in Madison County
- Creek Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creek Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Ford
- Creek Ford is located in Marshall County
- Double Tree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Double Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Tree
- Double Tree is located in Madison County
- Forest Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Forest Park is located in Madison County
- Fox Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Hobbs Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobbs Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Island
- Hobbs Island is located in Madison County
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- Huntsville Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntsville Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville Hills
- Huntsville Hills is located in Madison County
- Meadow Trace
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Trace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Trace
- Meadow Trace is located in Madison County
- Oak Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Poplar Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
- Poplar Ridge is located in Marshall County
- Redstone Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redstone Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone Park
- Redstone Park is located in Madison County
- Regent Forest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Regent Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regent Forest
- Regent Forest is located in Madison County
- Sublett Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sublett Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublett Mill
- Sublett Mill is located in Madison County
- Sugar Tree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree
- Sugar Tree is located in Madison County
- Sunset Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Cove
- Sunset Cove is located in Madison County
- Swift Ford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swift Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Ford
- Swift Ford is located in Madison County
- Willow Bend
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend
- Willow Bend is located in Madison County
- Willowbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- Willowbrook is located in Madison County
- Huntsville Hills
How Far From Owens' Cross Roads 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 town such as Owens' Cross Roads to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Owens' Cross Roads and extending to:
- Huntsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Owens' Cross Roads to Huntsville, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 153 miles [246.2 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 598 miles [962.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,485 miles [10,436.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,197 miles [11,582.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,073 miles [8,164.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Owens' Cross Roads. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Madison County: www.co.madison.al.us/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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- Owens' Cross Roads) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Owens' Cross Roads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6043, Longitude: -86.4438 In this case, the coordinates for Owens' Cross Roads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Owens' Cross Roads to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.52 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.258 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.912 degrees. |