Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Lee 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 Lee Crossroads:
  • 33.199842, -85.273557
  • 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 Lee 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 Randolph County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
  • Since Lee Crossroads is near Heard County and also Chambers County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Heard County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chambers 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 Lee Crossroads

Communities Also Named Lee Crossroads ...

We found one communities that are also named Lee Crossroads.

Within Alabama, the name Lee Crossroads is unique.

Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Lee Crossroads in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • South Carolina
    • Florence County
    • This Lee Crossroads is located in Florence County and lies 326 miles [524.6 km]<1> to the east of the Lee Crossroads that is located in Randolph County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of Lee Crossroads.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lee 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.

• Bacon Level
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Bacon Level is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Level
• Big Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Big Springs is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
• Glenn
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Glenn is located in Heard County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenn <2>
• High Shoals
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • High Shoals is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
• Lime
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Lime is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime
• Mason
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Mason is located in Heard County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
• Rock Mills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Rock Mills is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Mills
• Texas
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Texas is located in Heard County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas

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

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

• Wedowee, which is the Seat of Randolph County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lee Crossroads to Wedowee, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 82 miles [132 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 604 miles [972 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 7,205 miles [11,595.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,083 miles [8,180.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'