Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Fullers 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 Fullers Crossroads:
  • 31.817932, -86.311075
  • 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 Fullers 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 Crenshaw County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Crenshaw County
  • Since Fullers Crossroads is near Butler County and also Pike County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Butler County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pike 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 Fullers Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fullers 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.

• Cherokee Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Cherokee Village is located in Crenshaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
• Daisy
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Daisy is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
• Danielsville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Danielsville is located in Crenshaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danielsville
• Ivy Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Ivy Creek is located in Crenshaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Creek
• Live Oak
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Live Oak is located in Crenshaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
• Magnolia Shores
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Magnolia Shores is located in Crenshaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Shores
• Moodys Crossroads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Moodys Crossroads is located in Crenshaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moodys Crossroads
• Robinson Crossroads
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Robinson Crossroads is located in Crenshaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Crossroads
• Shady Grove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Shady Grove is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Social Town
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Social Town is located in Crenshaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Town

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

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

• Luverne, which is the Seat of Crenshaw County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Fullers Crossroads to Montgomery, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 714 miles [1,149.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,611 miles [10,639.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,312 miles [11,767.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,191 miles [8,354.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'