Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Dykes 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 Dykes Crossroad:
  • 31.600166, -85.561050
  • 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 Dykes 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 Dale County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dale County
  • Since Dykes Crossroad is near Barbour County and also Henry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Barbour County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Henry 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 Dykes Crossroad

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dykes 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.

• Dill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Dill is located in Dale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dill
• Echo
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Echo is located in Dale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
• Elamville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Elamville is located in Barbour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamville
• Louisville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Louisville is located in Barbour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
• Marley Mill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Marley Mill is located in Dale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marley Mill
• Roberts Crossroads
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Roberts Crossroads is located in Dale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Crossroads
• Rocky Head
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Rocky Head is located in Dale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Head
• Skipperville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Skipperville is located in Dale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipperville
• Snow Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Snow Hill is located in Dale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
• Texasville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Texasville is located in Barbour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texasville

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

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

• Ozark, which is the Seat of Dale County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Dykes Crossroad to Ozark, with an average speed<2> 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 68 miles [109.4 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 695 miles [1,118.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,589 miles [10,604 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,286 miles [11,725.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,167 miles [8,315.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'