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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 Burrows Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Burrows 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 Burrows Crossroads:
- 33.912897, -87.159757
- 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 Burrows 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 Walker County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Walker County
- Since Burrows Crossroads is near Cullman County and also Winston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cullman County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Winston 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 Burrows Crossroads
Communities Also Named Burrows Crossroads ...
We found one communities that are also named Burrows Crossroads.
Within Alabama, the name Burrows Crossroads is unique.
Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Burrows Crossroads in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Carolina
- Sumter County
- This Burrows Crossroads is located in Sumter County and lies 387 miles [622.8 km]<1> to the east of the Burrows Crossroads that is located in Walker County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Burrows Crossroads.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Burrows 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.
- Chapel Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chapel Hill is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Cold Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cold Springs is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Curry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Curry is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
- Five Points
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Five Points is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Frisco Quarters
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Frisco Quarters is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco Quarters
- Jasper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lynns Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lynns Park is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynns Park
- Marylee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Red Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sunlight
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sunlight is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunlight
- Union Chapel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Union Chapel is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel
How Far From Burrows 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 Burrows Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Burrows Crossroads and extending to:
- Jasper, which is the Seat of Walker County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 117 miles [188.3 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Burrows Crossroads to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 658 miles [1,058.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,547 miles [10,536.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,259 miles [11,682.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,135 miles [8,264 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Burrows Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Burrows 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 Burrows Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9129, Longitude: -87.1598 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.916 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.619 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.357 degrees. |
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