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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 Crockard Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crockard Junction 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 Crockard Junction:
- 33.535662, -86.985272
- 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 Crockard Junction
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Crockard Junction is near Walker County and also Shelby County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Walker County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby 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 Crockard Junction
Curious and Interesting Names Near Crockard Junction ...
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.
- Booker Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Booker Heights is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker Heights
- Cottage Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cottage Hill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hill
- Dolomite
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Edgewater
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Edgewater is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
- Falls Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Falls Junction is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Junction
- Forestdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Forestdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- Garywood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Garywood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garywood
- Glasgow
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Glasgow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Grays Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Grays Gardens is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Gardens
- Little Italy
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Little Italy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
- Maytown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Maytown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Merrywood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Merrywood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrywood
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Minor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Minor is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
- Pleasant Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Red Wine
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Red Wine is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Wine
- Shady Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shady Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Sunset Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sunset Mountain is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Mountain
- Union Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Union Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Village Creek Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
How Far From Crockard Junction 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 Crockard Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Crockard Junction and extending to:
- Birmingham, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Crockard Junction to Birmingham, 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 89 miles [143.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 665 miles [1,070.2 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 6,558 miles [10,554.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,268 miles [11,696.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,144 miles [8,278.5 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Crockard Junction) 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 Crockard Junction 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 Crockard Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5357, Longitude: -86.9853 In this case, the coordinates for Crockard Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.788 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.418 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.367 degrees. |
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