Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Kingdom 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 Kingdom Crossroads:
  • 33.160950, -86.554982
  • 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 Kingdom 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 Shelby County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
  • Since Kingdom Crossroads is near Talladega County and also Coosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Talladega County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Coosa 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 Kingdom Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kingdom 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.

• Fourmile
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Fourmile is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile
• Homestead
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Homestead is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
• Indian Shoals
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Indian Shoals is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Shoals
• Joinertown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Joinertown is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joinertown
• Mount Sharon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Sharon is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sharon
• Nelson
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Nelson is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
• Spring Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Spring Creek is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
• Springs Junction
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Springs Junction is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springs Junction
• Sulphur Spring
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sulphur Spring is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Spring
• Valentine
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Valentine is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine
• Wildwood Shores
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Wildwood Shores is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Shores

How Far From Kingdom 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 Kingdom 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 Kingdom Crossroads and extending to:

• Columbiana, which is the Seat of Shelby County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Kingdom Crossroads to Montgomery, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 662 miles [1,065.4 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 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,558 miles [10,554.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,265 miles [11,691.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,142 miles [8,275.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'