Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Crowtown

• 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 Crowtown:
  • 34.544537, -86.920562
  • 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 Crowtown

• 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 Crowtown 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 Crowtown

Communities Also Named Crowtown ...

We found one communities that are also named Crowtown.

Within Alabama, the name Crowtown is unique.

Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Crowtown in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Kentucky
    • Caldwell County
    • This Crowtown is located in Caldwell County and lies 186 miles [299.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Crowtown that is located in Morgan County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Crowtown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Crowtown ...

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
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Burningtree Mountain is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burningtree Mountain
• Cave Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Cave Springs is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
• Cedar Lake
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Cedar Lake is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
• Flint City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Flint City is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
• Hickory Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Hickory Hills is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
• Priceville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <2>
• Rockhouse Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Rockhouse Landing is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse Landing
• Rolling Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Rolling Hills is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
• Six Way
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Six Way is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Way

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Crowtown and extending to:

• Decatur, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 153 miles [246.2 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Crowtown to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 623 miles [1,002.6 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 6,507 miles [10,472 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,220 miles [11,619.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,096 miles [8,201.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'