Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Elliott Crossroads:
  • 34.612862, -85.768582
  • 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 Elliott 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 DeKalb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
  • Since Elliott Crossroads is near Jackson County and also Dade County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dade 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 Elliott Crossroads

Communities Also Named Elliott Crossroads ...

We found one communities that are also named Elliott Crossroads.

Within Alabama, the name Elliott Crossroads is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Ohio
    • Morgan County
    • This Elliott Crossroads is located in Morgan County and lies 399 miles [642.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Elliott Crossroads that is located in DeKalb County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Elliott Crossroads.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Elliott 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.

• Blake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Blake is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
• Central
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Central is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
• Council Bluff
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Council Bluff is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Bluff
• High Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • High Point is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
• Index ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Index is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Index
• Keith
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Keith is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
• Mays Gulf ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Mays Gulf is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Gulf
• New Home
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • New Home is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home
• Snake Creek ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Snake Creek is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
• Stamp
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Stamp is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamp

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

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

• Fort Payne, which is the Seat of DeKalb County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Elliott Crossroads to Fort Payne, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 157 miles [252.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 566 miles [910.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,456 miles [10,389.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,167 miles [11,534.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,043 miles [8,115.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'