Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Holley 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 Holley Crossroads:
  • 33.801491, -85.683573
  • 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 Holley 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 Calhoun County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
  • Since Holley Crossroads is near Cleburne County and also Cherokee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cleburne County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee 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 Holley Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Holley 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.

• Bonny Brook
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Bonny Brook is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Brook
• Burns
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Burns is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
• Couch
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Couch is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couch
• Four Mile
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Four Mile is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile
• Jenkins
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Jenkins is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
• June Bug ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • June Bug is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for June Bug
• Liberty Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Liberty Hill is located in Cleburne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
• Maxwellborn
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Maxwellborn is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwellborn
• Pleasant Ridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Ridge is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
• Possum Trot
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Possum Trot is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Trot
• Prices
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Prices is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices
• Rabbittown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Rabbittown is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbittown
• Weaver
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Weaver is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,030 people

How Far From Holley 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 Holley 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 Holley Crossroads and extending to:

• Anniston, which is the Seat of Calhoun County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Holley Crossroads to Anniston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 104 miles [167.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 595 miles [957.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,491 miles [10,446.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,198 miles [11,584.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,075 miles [8,167.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'