Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Fannings Crossing:
  • 34.883978, -86.442768
  • 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 Fannings Crossing

• 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
  • Since Fannings Crossing is near Jackson County and also Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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 Fannings Crossing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fannings Crossing ...

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.

• Bell Factory
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bell Factory is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Factory
• Deposit
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Deposit is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deposit
• Greenfield
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenfield is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
• Key's Mill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Key's Mill is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key's Mill
• Mint Spring
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Mint Spring is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mint Spring
• Sulphur Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Sulphur Springs is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
• Three Forks
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Three Forks is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
• Union Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Union Grove is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
• Walnut Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Walnut Grove is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove

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

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

• Huntsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fannings Crossing to Huntsville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 173 miles [278.4 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 588 miles [946.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,471 miles [10,414.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,185 miles [11,563.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,060 miles [8,143.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'