Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Ellison 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 Ellison Crossroads:
  • 34.045375, -86.335259
  • 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 Ellison 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 Blount County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Blount County
  • Since Ellison Crossroads is near Etowah County and also Saint Clair County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Etowah County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Clair 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 Ellison Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ellison 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.

• Bird ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Bird is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
• Clarence
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Clarence is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
• Fridays Crossing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Fridays Crossing is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fridays Crossing
• Hopper
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Hopper is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopper
• Moodys Chapel
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Moodys Chapel is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moodys Chapel
• New Home
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • New Home is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home
• Nix ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Nix is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
• Old Snead
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Old Snead is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Snead
• Redbud
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Redbud is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud
• Susan Moore
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Susan Moore is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan Moore
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
• Walnut Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Walnut Grove is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people

How Far From Ellison Crossroads to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Ellison Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Oneonta, which is the Seat of Blount County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ellison Crossroads to Oneonta, 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 115 miles [185.1 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 615 miles [989.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
• The shortest distance<3> 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).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,216 miles [11,613 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,093 miles [8,196.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'