Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Locke 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 Locke Crossroads:
  • 34.935641, -86.951673
  • 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 Locke 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 Limestone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Limestone County
  • Since Locke Crossroads is near Giles County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Giles County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Locke Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Locke 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.

• Cross Key
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cross Key is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Key
• Easter Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Easter Ferry is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easter Ferry
• Hay's Mill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
• Holland Gin
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Holland Gin is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Gin
• Leggtown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Leggtown is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leggtown
• Oak Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Oak Grove is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Piney Chapel
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Piney Chapel is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Chapel
• Poplar Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Poplar Hill is located in Giles County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
• Sand Spring ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Sand Spring is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Spring
• Veto
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Veto is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veto
• Walnut Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Walnut Hill is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill

How Far From Locke 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 Locke 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 Locke Crossroads and extending to:

• Athens, which is the Seat of Limestone County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Locke Crossroads to Athens, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 180 miles [289.7 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 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 611 miles [983.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,490 miles [10,444.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,204 miles [11,593.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,080 miles [8,175.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'