Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fridays Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fridays Crossing and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fridays 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 Fridays Crossing:
- 34.060472, -86.433205
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Fridays 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 Blount County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Blount County
- Since Fridays Crossing is near Etowah County and also Marshall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Etowah County
- eBird sighting report for Marshall 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fridays 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.
- Bird ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Bright Star
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bright Star. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
- Bright Star is located in Blount County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bright Star
- From Fridays Crossing to Bright Star
- Clarence
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Clarence is located in Blount County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Clarence
- From Fridays Crossing to Clarence
- Craig
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Craig. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Craig is located in Blount County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Craig
- From Fridays Crossing to Craig
- Highmound
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmound
- Highmound is located in Blount County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Highmound
- From Fridays Crossing to Highmound
- Hoods Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoods Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoods Crossroads
- Hoods Crossroads is located in Blount County
- Liberty
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Liberty. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Liberty is located in Blount County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Liberty
- From Fridays Crossing to Liberty
- Murphy Ford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphy Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Ford
- Murphy Ford is located in Blount County
- New Home
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Old Snead
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Royal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Royal. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Royal is located in Blount County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Royal
- From Fridays Crossing to Royal
- Susan Moore
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan Moore
- Susan Moore is located in Blount County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Susan Moore
- From Fridays Crossing to Susan Moore
How Far From Fridays 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 Fridays Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Fridays Crossing and extending to:
- Oneonta, which is the Seat of Blount County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 116 miles [186.7 km]<3> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Fridays Crossing to Montgomery, with an average speed<4>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 618 miles [994.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<5> 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).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,220 miles [11,619.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,096 miles [8,201.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fridays Crossing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Blount County: www.co.blount.al.us/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fridays Crossing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fridays Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0605, Longitude: -86.4332 |
| <4> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <5> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Fridays Crossing to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.486 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.142 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.03 degrees. |