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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 Hancock Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hancock 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 Hancock Crossroads:
- 34.534809, -85.993588
- 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 Hancock 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Since Hancock Crossroads is near DeKalb County and also Marshall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Hancock Crossroads
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hancock 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.
- Crossroad
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crossroad is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroad
- Ferncliff ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ferncliff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
- Grove Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grove Oak is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Oak
- Hix ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hix is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix
- Hodge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hodge is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
- Kirbytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kirbytown is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbytown
- Lakeview Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lakeview Beach is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Beach
- Lakeview Shores
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lakeview Shores is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Shores
- Pope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pope is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Rock City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rock City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Roseberry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Roseberry is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseberry
- Section
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Section Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Section Ferry is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Section Ferry
- Skyline Shores
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Skyline Shores is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Shores
- Thirtynine ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Thirtynine is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thirtynine
How Far From Hancock 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 Hancock Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hancock Crossroads and extending to:
- Scottsboro, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hancock Crossroads to Scottsboro, 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 150 miles [241.4 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 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 579 miles [931.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,469 miles [10,410.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,180 miles [11,555.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,056 miles [8,136.8 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hancock Crossroads) 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 Hancock 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 Hancock Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5348, Longitude: -85.9936 In this case, the coordinates for Hancock Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.245 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.93 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.743 degrees. |
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