Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Mahan 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 Mahan Crossroads:
  • 34.573419, -85.775248
  • 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 Mahan 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 DeKalb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
  • Since Mahan Crossroads is near Jackson County and also Cherokee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee 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 Mahan Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mahan 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.

• Blake
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Blake is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
• Central
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Central is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
• Council Bluff
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Council Bluff is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Bluff
• Elliott Crossroads
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Elliott Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Crossroads
• High Point
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • High Point is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
• Mays Gulf ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Mays Gulf is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Gulf
• New Home
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • New Home is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home
• Plainview
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Plainview is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
• Rainsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Rainsville is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,149 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainsville <1>
• Snake Creek ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Snake Creek is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
• Stamp
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Stamp is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamp

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

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

• Fort Payne, which is the Seat of DeKalb County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mahan Crossroads to Fort Payne, with an average speed<3> 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 154 miles [247.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 567 miles [912.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,459 miles [10,394.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,169 miles [11,537.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,045 miles [8,119.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'