Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Merritts 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 Merritts Crossroads:
  • 31.087195, -85.484419
  • 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 Merritts 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 Houston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Houston County
  • Since Merritts Crossroads is near Geneva County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Geneva County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 Merritts Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Merritts 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.

• Big Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Big Creek is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
• Chickasaw Heights
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Chickasaw Heights is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw Heights
• Clark Crossroads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Clark Crossroads is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Crossroads
• Five Points
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Five Points is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Jones Crossroads
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jones Crossroads is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
• Madrid
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Madrid is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 293 people
• Melody Heights
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Melody Heights is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Heights
• Peterman
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Peterman is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterman
• Rambo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Rambo is located in Jackson County (FL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rambo
• Silver Meadows
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Silver Meadows is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Meadows
• Tabernacle
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Tabernacle is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
• Wiregrass Hills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Wiregrass Hills is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiregrass Hills

How Far From Merritts 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 Merritts 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 Merritts Crossroads and extending to:

• Dothan, which is the Seat of Houston County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Merritts Crossroads to Dothan, 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 101 miles [162.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 719 miles [1,157.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,610 miles [10,637.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,305 miles [11,756.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,186 miles [8,346.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'