Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Burns Crossroad

• 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 Burns Crossroad:
  • 33.620104, -85.941634
  • 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 Burns Crossroad

• 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 Calhoun County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
  • Since Burns Crossroad is near Talladega County and also Tallapoosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Talladega County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tallapoosa 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 Burns Crossroad

Curious and Interesting Names Near Burns Crossroad ...

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.

• Blue Eye ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Blue Eye is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Eye
• Coldwater
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Coldwater is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
• Grant Town
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Grant Town is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
• House ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • House is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
• Jo Dell
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jo Dell is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jo Dell
• Lakeview
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Lakeview is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Meadowbrook
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Meadowbrook is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
• Mechanicsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mechanicsville is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
• Plum Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Plum Springs is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs
• Silver Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Silver Run is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
• Sweet Home
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sweet Home is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
• Trinity
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Trinity is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
• Wayside
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Wayside is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
• Woodland Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Woodland Park is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

How Far From Burns Crossroad 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 Burns Crossroad to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Anniston, which is the Seat of Calhoun County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 88 miles [141.6 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Burns Crossroad to Montgomery, with an average speed<2>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 5 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 614 miles [988.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,511 miles [10,478.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,217 miles [11,614.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,094 miles [8,198 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'