Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Barefield Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Barefield Crossroads and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Barefield 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 Barefield Crossroads:
  • 31.551834, -85.452437
  • 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 Barefield 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 Dale County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dale County
  • Since Barefield Crossroads is near Barbour County and also Henry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Barbour County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Henry 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 Barefield Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Barefield 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.

• Dill
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Dill is located in Dale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dill
• Echo
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Echo is located in Dale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
• Edgefield
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Edgefield is located in Barbour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
• Graball
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Graball is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
  • Former names for Graball:
  • Hart's Crossroads
  • Hudspeth's Crossroads
• Lewis
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Lewis is located in Dale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
• Roberts Crossroads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Roberts Crossroads is located in Dale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Crossroads
• Skipperville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Skipperville is located in Dale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipperville
• Snow Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Snow Hill is located in Dale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
• Texasville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Texasville is located in Barbour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texasville

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Barefield Crossroads and extending to:

• Ozark, which is the Seat of Dale County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Barefield Crossroads to Ozark, with an average speed<2> 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 75 miles [120.7 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 694 miles [1,116.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,587 miles [10,600.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,283 miles [11,720.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,164 miles [8,310.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'