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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Gilbert Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gilbert Crossroads and the surrounding area.
- 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 Gilbert Crossroads:
- 34.362035, -85.935528
- 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 Gilbert 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 DeKalb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
- Since Gilbert Crossroads is near Marshall County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 Gilbert Crossroads
Communities Also Named Gilbert Crossroads ...
We found one communities that are also named Gilbert Crossroads.
Within Alabama, the name Gilbert Crossroads is unique.
Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Gilbert Crossroads in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Carolina
- Horry County
- This Gilbert Crossroads is located in Horry County and lies 389 miles [626 km]<1> to the east of the Gilbert Crossroads that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Gilbert Crossroads.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gilbert 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.
- Chigger Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chigger Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Hill
- Clyde ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Clyde is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Crossville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Geraldine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Guest
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Guest is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guest
- Hix ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hix is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix
- Homer ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Homer is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Hopewell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hopewell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Lakeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Lydia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lydia is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
- Peeks Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Peeks Corner is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeks Corner
- Pleasant Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Portersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Portersville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
How Far From Gilbert Crossroads 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 Gilbert Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gilbert Crossroads and extending to:
- Fort Payne, which is the Seat of DeKalb County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Gilbert Crossroads to Fort Payne, with an average speed<3> 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 138 miles [222.1 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 583 miles [938.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,475 miles [10,420.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,185 miles [11,563.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,061 miles [8,144.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gilbert Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Gilbert Crossroads to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gilbert Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3620, Longitude: -85.9355 In this case, the coordinates for Gilbert Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.201 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.856 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.76 degrees. |
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