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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Morris Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Morris Crossroads and the surrounding area.
- 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 Morris Crossroads:
- 34.928974, -86.988896
- 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 Morris 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 Morris Crossroads is near Giles County and also Lauderdale 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 Lauderdale 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 Morris Crossroads
Communities Also Named Morris Crossroads ...
We found one communities that are also named Morris Crossroads.
Within Alabama, the name Morris Crossroads is unique.
Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Morris Crossroads in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Fayette County
- This Morris Crossroads is located in Fayette County and lies 513 miles [825.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Morris Crossroads that is located in Limestone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Morris Crossroads.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Morris 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.
- Cartwright
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cartwright is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Cross Key
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cross Key is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Key
- Easter Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holland Gin is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Gin
- Leggtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Leggtown is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leggtown
- Locke Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Locke Crossroads is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke Crossroads
- Persimmon Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Persimmon Grove is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persimmon Grove
- Piney Chapel
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Piney Chapel is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Chapel
- Prospect
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Veto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Veto is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veto
- Walnut Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Hill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
How Far From Morris 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 Morris Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Morris Crossroads and extending to:
- Athens, which is the Seat of Limestone County, lies just to the South.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 180 miles [289.7 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Morris Crossroads to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 613 miles [986.5 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,492 miles [10,447.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,206 miles [11,596.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,082 miles [8,178.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Morris Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Morris Crossroads to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Morris Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9290, Longitude: -86.9889 In this case, the coordinates for Morris Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.869 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.705 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.064 degrees. |
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