Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Harmon 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 Harmon Crossroads:
  • 33.202619, -85.480230
  • 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 Harmon 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 Randolph County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
  • Since Harmon Crossroads is near Chambers County and also Tallapoosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chambers County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tallapoosa 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 Harmon Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Harmon 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.

• Almond
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Almond is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
• Bishop Ferry
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Bishop Ferry is located in Chambers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Ferry
• Blake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Blake is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
• Clackville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Clackville is located in Chambers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clackville
• Cornhouse
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Cornhouse is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornhouse
• Doublehead
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Doublehead is located in Chambers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublehead
• Friendship
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Friendship is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
• High Pine
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • High Pine is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Pine
• High Shoals
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • High Shoals is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
• Mount Pleasant
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Peace
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Peace is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace
• Red Level
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Red Level is located in Chambers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
• Rocky Branch
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Rocky Branch is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch

How Far From Harmon 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 Harmon 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 Harmon Crossroads and extending to:

• Wedowee, which is the Seat of Randolph County, lies just to the North.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Harmon Crossroads to Montgomery, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 613 miles [986.5 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,511 miles [10,478.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,214 miles [11,609.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,092 miles [8,194.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'