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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 Gobblers Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gobblers Crossing 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 Gobblers Crossing:
- 33.750941, -87.218058
- 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 Gobblers 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 Walker County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Walker County
- Since Gobblers Crossing is near Jefferson County and also Cullman County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cullman 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 Gobblers Crossing
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gobblers 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.
- America
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- America is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America
- Barney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Barney is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
- Chapel Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Chapel Hill is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Dovertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dovertown is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovertown
- Frisco Quarters
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Frisco Quarters is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco Quarters
- Goodsprings
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Goodsprings is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- High Level
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- High Level is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Level
- Jasper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lynns Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lynns Park is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynns Park
- Mount Hope
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mount Hope is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Providence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Providence is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Red Star
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Red Star is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Star
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Ruby ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ruby is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Short Camp
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Short Camp is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Camp
- Standard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Standard is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard
- Union Chapel
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Union Chapel is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel
How Far From Gobblers Crossing to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Gobblers Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Gobblers Crossing and extending to:
- Jasper, which is the Seat of Walker County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 108 miles [173.8 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Gobblers Crossing to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>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 668 miles [1,075 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,557 miles [10,552.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,268 miles [11,696.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,144 miles [8,278.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gobblers Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Gobblers Crossing 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 Gobblers Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7509, Longitude: -87.2181 In this case, the coordinates for Gobblers Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.942 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.626 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.415 degrees. |
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