Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Clemons 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 Clemons Crossroad:
  • 34.475094, -86.896116
  • 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 Clemons 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 Morgan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
  • Since Clemons Crossroad is near Limestone County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Limestone County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Clemons Crossroad

Curious and Interesting Names Near Clemons 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.

• Burningtree Mountain
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Burningtree Mountain is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burningtree Mountain
• Cave Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cave Springs is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
• Crowtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Crowtown is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowtown
• Flint City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Flint City is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
• Georgia
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Georgia is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
• Gum Spring
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Gum Spring is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Spring
• Hickory Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Hickory Hills is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
• Leesdale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Leesdale is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesdale
• Priceville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Priceville is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Priceville <1>
• Rockhouse Landing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockhouse Landing is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse Landing
• Rocky Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rocky Point is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
• Rolling Hills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Rolling Hills is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
• Six Way
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Six Way is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Way
• Tanner Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Tanner Heights is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Heights

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

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

• Decatur, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Clemons Crossroad to Decatur, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 148 miles [238.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 625 miles [1,005.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,510 miles [10,476.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,222 miles [11,622.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,098 miles [8,204.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'