Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Ferguson 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 Ferguson Crossroad:
  • 33.947598, -86.298591
  • 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 Ferguson 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 Saint Clair County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Clair County
  • Since Ferguson Crossroad is near Etowah County and also Blount 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 Blount 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 Ferguson Crossroad

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ferguson 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.

• Bird ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Bird is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
• Champion
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Champion is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
• Gallant
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Gallant is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallant
• Gilbert
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Gilbert is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
• Hoods Crossroads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Hoods Crossroads is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoods Crossroads
• Hopper
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Hopper is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopper
• Maudlin ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Maudlin is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maudlin
• Mill ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mill is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill
• Moodys Chapel
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Moodys Chapel is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moodys Chapel
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Mountain View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mountain View is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
  • New Home
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • New Home is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home
  • Nix ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Nix is located in Etowah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
  • Redbud
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Redbud is located in Etowah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud
  • Straight Mountain
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Straight Mountain is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Mountain
  • Walnut Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • 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 Ferguson Crossroad 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 Ferguson 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 Ferguson Crossroad and extending to:

• Ashville, which is the Seat of Saint Clair County, lies just to the South.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 108 miles [173.8 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Ferguson Crossroad to Montgomery, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 617 miles [993 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 35 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,510 miles [10,476.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,219 miles [11,617.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,095 miles [8,199.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'