Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Estes 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 Estes Crossroads:
  • 33.995934, -85.709964
  • 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 Estes 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 Cherokee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
  • Since Estes Crossroads is near Calhoun County and also Etowah County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Etowah 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 Estes Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Estes 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.

• Ballplay
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ballplay is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
• Couch
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Couch is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couch
• Frog Mountain
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Frog Mountain is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Mountain
• Gnatville
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Gnatville is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gnatville
• Hokes Bluff
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Hokes Bluff is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokes Bluff
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,240 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hokes Bluff <1>
• Irene ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Irene is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irene
• Maxwellborn
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Maxwellborn is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwellborn
• Mink ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Mink is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mink
• Pope
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Pope is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
• Possum Trot
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Possum Trot is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Trot
• Prices
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Prices is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices
• Wood Ferry
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Wood Ferry is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Ferry

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Estes Crossroads and extending to:

• Centre, which is the Seat of Cherokee County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Estes Crossroads to Centre, 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 116 miles [186.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 588 miles [946.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,483 miles [10,433.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,191 miles [11,572.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,067 miles [8,154.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'