Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Lowrimores 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 Lowrimores Crossroads:
  • 33.767878, -85.936358
  • 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 Lowrimores 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 Calhoun County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
  • Since Lowrimores Crossroads is near Etowah County and also Tallapoosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Etowah County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tallapoosa 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 Lowrimores Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lowrimores 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.

• Bush
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bush is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
• Chigger Ridge ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Chigger Ridge is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Ridge
• Clark ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Clark is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
• Francis
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Francis is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
• Halls Chapel
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Halls Chapel is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Chapel
• Hebron ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Hebron is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
• Hill Top ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hill Top is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
• Peaceburg
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Peaceburg is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceburg
• Peek's Hill ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Peek's Hill is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peek's Hill
• Polkville ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Polkville is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
• Post Oak
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Post Oak is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
• Union
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Union is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

How Far From Lowrimores Crossroads to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Lowrimores 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 Lowrimores Crossroads and extending to:

• Anniston, which is the Seat of Calhoun County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lowrimores Crossroads to Anniston, 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 98 miles [157.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 608 miles [978.5 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,503 miles [10,465.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,211 miles [11,605 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,087 miles [8,186.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'