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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 Chickasaw Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chickasaw Crossing and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Chickasaw Crossing:
    • 34.894532, -88.095871
    • 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 Chickasaw Crossing
  • 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 Colbert County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Colbert County
    • Since Chickasaw Crossing is near Tishomingo County and also Lauderdale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tishomingo County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lauderdale 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 Chickasaw Crossing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chickasaw Crossing ...

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.

  • Buzzard Roost
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Buzzard Roost is located in Colbert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzard Roost
  • Chickasaw ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Chickasaw is located in Colbert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
  • Cooks Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cooks Landing is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Landing
  • Cross Roads
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Cross Roads is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
  • Crows Camp ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Crows Camp is located in Colbert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Camp
  • Doubleheads Village ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Doubleheads Village is located in Colbert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doubleheads Village
  • Georgetown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Georgetown is located in Colbert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Gravelly Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Gravelly Springs is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly Springs
  • Haddock ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Haddock is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock
  • High Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • High Point is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
  • Holiday Hills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Holiday Hills is located in Hardin County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
  • Lane Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lane Springs is located in Colbert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Springs
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Lime Kiln
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Lime Kiln is located in Colbert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Kiln
    • Short
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Short is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
    • Stout
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Stout is located in Wayne County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
    • Walnut Grove ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Walnut Grove is located in Hardin County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove

How Far From Chickasaw Crossing to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Chickasaw Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Tuscumbia, which is the Seat of Colbert County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Chickasaw Crossing to Tuscumbia, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 202 miles [325.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 669 miles [1,076.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 38 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,538 miles [10,521.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,256 miles [11,677.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,131 miles [8,257.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Chickasaw Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Chickasaw Crossing 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 Chickasaw Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8945, Longitude: -88.0959       In this case, the coordinates for Chickasaw Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.549 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.485 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.536 degrees.