Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Hollis 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 Hollis Crossroads:
  • 33.523754, -85.637463
  • 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 Hollis 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 Cleburne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cleburne County
  • Since Hollis Crossroads is near Randolph County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay 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 Hollis Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hollis 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.

• Belltown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Belltown is located in Cleburne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
• Delta
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Delta is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Delta
  • From Hollis Crossroads to Delta
• Elder
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Elder is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Elder
  • From Hollis Crossroads to Elder
• Five Points
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Five Points is located in Cleburne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Friendship
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Friendship is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Friendship
  • From Hollis Crossroads to Friendship
• Fuller Crossroad
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Fuller Crossroad is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Crossroad
• Gold Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Gold Hill is located in Cleburne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
• Harmony
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Harmony is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• Hicks
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Hicks is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
• Needmore
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Needmore is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
• Union
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Union is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
• Wildwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Wildwood is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

How Far From Hollis 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 Hollis 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 Hollis Crossroads and extending to:

• Heflin, which is the Seat of Cleburne County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 87 miles [140 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Hollis Crossroads to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>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 605 miles [973.7 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,502 miles [10,464 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,208 miles [11,600.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,085 miles [8,183.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'