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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 Backems Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Backems 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 Backems Crossroads:
- 31.241840, -85.630490
- 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 Backems 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 Houston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Houston County
- Since Backems Crossroads is near Geneva County and also Dale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Geneva County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dale 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 Backems Crossroads
Curious and Interesting Names Near Backems 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.
- Clark Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Clark Crossroads is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Crossroads
- Clayhatchee
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Clayhatchee is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
- Daleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dundee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dundee is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Five Points
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Five Points is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Gerald
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gerald is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
- Green Acres
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Green Acres is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- High Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- High Bluff is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bluff
- Jones Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jones Crossroads is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Kelly
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kelly is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Level Plains
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Level Plains is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,952 people
- Peach Tree Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Peach Tree Hills is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Tree Hills
- Peterman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Peterman is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterman
- Plainview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Plainview is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Whispering Pines
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Whispering Pines is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
How Far From Backems 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 Backems Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Backems Crossroads and extending to:
- Dothan, which is the Seat of Houston County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Backems Crossroads to Dothan, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 87 miles [140 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 717 miles [1,153.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,609 miles [10,636.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,305 miles [11,756.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,186 miles [8,346.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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- Backems Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Backems 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 Backems Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.2418, Longitude: -85.6305 In this case, the coordinates for Backems Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.832 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.996 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.317 degrees. |
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