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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 Clark Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clark Crossroads 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 Clark Crossroads:
    • 31.195454, -85.475767
    • 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 Clark 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 Houston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Houston County
    • Since Clark Crossroads is near Geneva County and also Dale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Geneva County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dale 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 Clark Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Clark 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.

  • Chickasaw Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Chickasaw Heights is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw Heights
  • Cottondale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Cottondale is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottondale
  • Green Acres
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Green Acres is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Griffin Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Griffin Heights is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Heights
  • Jones Crossroads
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jones Crossroads is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
  • Kelly Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Kelly Springs is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Springs
  • Melody Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Melody Heights is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Heights
  • Parish
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Peach Tree Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Peach Tree Hills is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Tree Hills
  • Peterman
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Peterman is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterman
  • Rock Creek Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Rock Creek Park is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Park
  • Shady Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Shady Heights is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Heights
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Silver Meadows
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Silver Meadows is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Meadows
    • Stadium Place
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Stadium Place is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stadium Place
    • Tabernacle
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Tabernacle is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
    • Whispering Pines
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Whispering Pines is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
    • Wiregrass Hills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Wiregrass Hills is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiregrass Hills

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Clark Crossroads and extending to:

  • Dothan, which is the Seat of Houston County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Clark Crossroads to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>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 6 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 713 miles [1,147.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,605 miles [10,629.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,300 miles [11,748.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,181 miles [8,338 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Clark Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Clark 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 Clark Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.1955, Longitude: -85.4758       In this case, the coordinates for Clark Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.739 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.883 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.269 degrees.