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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 Johnson Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Johnson Crossroads and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Johnson Crossroads:
    • 34.960918, -87.751695
    • 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 Johnson 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 Lauderdale County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lauderdale County
    • Since Johnson Crossroads is near Wayne County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 Johnson Crossroads

Communities Also Named Johnson Crossroads ...

We found seven communities that are also named Johnson Crossroads.

Within Alabama, the name Johnson Crossroads is unique.

Beyond Alabama, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Meriwether County
      • This Johnson Crossroads is located in Meriwether County and lies 229 miles [368.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Johnson Crossroads that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meriwether County community of Johnson Crossroads.
    • Kentucky
      • Grayson County
      • This Johnson Crossroads is located in Grayson County and lies 189 miles [304.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Johnson Crossroads that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grayson County community of Johnson Crossroads.
    • North Carolina
      • Johnston County
      • This Johnson Crossroads is located in Johnston County and lies 517 miles [832 km]<1> to the east of the Johnson Crossroads that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnston County community of Johnson Crossroads.
    • South Carolina
      • Aiken County
      • This Johnson Crossroads is located in Aiken County and lies 363 miles [584.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Johnson Crossroads that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aiken County community of Johnson Crossroads.
      • Edgefield County
      • This Johnson Crossroads is located in Edgefield County and lies 335 miles [539.1 km] to the east southeast of the Johnson Crossroads that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edgefield County community of Johnson Crossroads.
      • Florence County
      • This Johnson Crossroads is located in Florence County and lies 455 miles [732.3 km] to the east of the Johnson Crossroads that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of Johnson Crossroads.
    • West Virginia
      • Monroe County
      • This Johnson Crossroads is located in Monroe County and lies 436 miles [701.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Johnson Crossroads that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Johnson Crossroads.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Johnson 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.

  • Cloverdale
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Cloverdale is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Crossroads
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Crossroads is located in Wayne County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
  • Cypress Inn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cypress Inn is located in Wayne County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Inn
  • Keys Chapel ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Keys Chapel is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys Chapel
  • Lovelace Crossroads
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Lovelace Crossroads is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelace Crossroads
  • Mansion View
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Mansion View is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansion View
  • Melvin ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Melvin is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
  • Stoney Point ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Stoney Point is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
  • Terrace View
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Terrace View is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace View
  • Twin Oaks
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Twin Oaks is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
  • Zip City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Zip City is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zip City

How Far From Johnson 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 Johnson Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Johnson Crossroads and extending to:

  • Florence, which is the Seat of Lauderdale County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Johnson Crossroads to Florence, 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 196 miles [315.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 650 miles [1,046.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,521 miles [10,494.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,238 miles [11,648.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,113 miles [8,228.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Johnson Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Johnson 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 Johnson Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9609, Longitude: -87.7517       In this case, the coordinates for Johnson Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.34 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.253 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.377 degrees.