Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Fuller 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 Fuller Crossroad:
  • 33.389835, -85.615235
  • 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 Fuller 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 Randolph County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
  • Since Fuller Crossroad is near Clay County and also Cleburne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cleburne 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 Fuller Crossroad

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fuller 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.

• Cavers Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Cavers Grove is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavers Grove
• Christiana
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Christiana is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana
• Delta
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Delta is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <1>
• Dingler
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Dingler is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingler
• Liberty
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Liberty is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Needmore
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Needmore is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
• Rockdale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Rockdale is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
• Swagg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Swagg is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swagg
• Union
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Union is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
• Wildwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Wildwood is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

How Far From Fuller Crossroad to ...

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

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

• Wedowee, which is the Seat of Randolph County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fuller Crossroad to Wedowee, 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 80 miles [128.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 610 miles [981.7 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,508 miles [10,473.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,212 miles [11,606.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,090 miles [8,191.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'