Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Linn Crossing

• 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 Linn Crossing:
  • 33.677327, -86.966385
  • 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 Linn Crossing

• 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Since Linn Crossing is near Walker County and also Blount County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Walker County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Blount 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 Linn Crossing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Linn Crossing ...

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.

• Bryan
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Bryan is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
• Flat Top
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Flat Top is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
• Glasgow
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Glasgow is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
• Glover Ferry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Glover Ferry is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover Ferry
• Graysville
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Graysville is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,066 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graysville <1>
• Graysville Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Graysville Heights is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville Heights
• Jet
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Jet is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jet
• Littleton
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Littleton is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
• Littleton Ferry
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Littleton Ferry is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton Ferry
• Media
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Media is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Media
• Red Wine
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Red Wine is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Wine
• Robbins Crossroads
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Robbins Crossroads is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Crossroads
• Snowtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Snowtown is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowtown
• Vulcan
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Vulcan is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan

How Far From Linn Crossing 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 Linn Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Linn Crossing and extending to:

• Birmingham, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Linn Crossing to Birmingham, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 97 miles [156.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 659 miles [1,060.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,551 miles [10,542.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,260 miles [11,683.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,137 miles [8,267.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'