Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Beans 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 Beans Crossroads:
  • 31.999320, -85.853562
  • 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 Beans 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 Bullock County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bullock County
  • Since Beans Crossroads is near Pike County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pike County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Beans Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Beans 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.

• Bread Tray Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bread Tray Hill is located in Bullock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bread Tray Hill
• Bruceville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Bruceville is located in Bullock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
• China Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • China Grove is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Grove
• High Ridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • High Ridge is located in Bullock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Ridge
• Hooks Crossroads
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hooks Crossroads is located in Bullock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Crossroads
• Jenkins Crossroads
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jenkins Crossroads is located in Bullock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Crossroads
• Jonesville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jonesville is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
• Postoak
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Postoak is located in Bullock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
• Sellers Crossroads
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sellers Crossroads is located in Bullock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers Crossroads
• Stills Crossroads
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Stills Crossroads is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stills Crossroads

How Far From Beans 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 Beans 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 Beans Crossroads and extending to:

• Union Springs, which is the Seat of Bullock County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Beans Crossroads to Union Springs, 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 36 miles [57.9 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 686 miles [1,104 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,583 miles [10,594.3 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 5,162 miles [8,307.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'