Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Jenkins 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 Jenkins Crossroads:
  • 32.026264, -85.774394
  • 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 Jenkins 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 Bullock County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bullock County
  • Since Jenkins Crossroads is near Pike County and also Barbour County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pike County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Barbour 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 Jenkins Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jenkins 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.

• Bread Tray Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Bread Tray Hill is located in Bullock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bread Tray Hill
• Bruceville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bruceville is located in Bullock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
• High Ridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • High Ridge is located in Bullock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Ridge
• Hooks Crossroads
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Hooks Crossroads is located in Bullock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Crossroads
• Ox Level
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Ox Level is located in Bullock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ox Level
• Postoak
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Postoak is located in Bullock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
• Sellers Crossroads
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Sellers Crossroads is located in Bullock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers Crossroads
• Smuteye
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Smuteye is located in Bullock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smuteye
• Stills Crossroads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Stills Crossroads is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stills Crossroads
• Union Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Union Springs is located in Bullock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Springs
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,352 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Springs <1>

How Far From Jenkins Crossroads 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 Jenkins 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 Jenkins Crossroads and extending to:

• Union Springs, which is the Seat of Bullock County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Jenkins Crossroads to Montgomery, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 682 miles [1,097.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,579 miles [10,587.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,278 miles [11,712.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,158 miles [8,301 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'