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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 Morrison Crossroad, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Morrison Crossroad 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 Morrison Crossroad:
- 33.427018, -85.494705
- 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 Morrison Crossroad
- 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 Randolph County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
- Since Morrison Crossroad is near Cleburne County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cleburne County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clay 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 Morrison Crossroad
Curious and Interesting Names Near Morrison Crossroad ...
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.
- Cavers Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cavers Grove is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavers Grove
- Fuller Crossroad
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fuller Crossroad is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Crossroad
- Gold Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gold Ridge is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Ridge
- Hawk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hawk is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk
- Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Liberty Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Grove is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Lofty
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lofty is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofty
- Peace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Peace is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace
- Providence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Providence is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Rockdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Swagg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Swagg is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swagg
- Union
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Union is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Wildwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wildwood is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
How Far From Morrison Crossroad 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 Morrison Crossroad to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Morrison Crossroad and extending to:
- Wedowee, which is the Seat of Randolph County, lies just to the South.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Morrison Crossroad to Montgomery, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 603 miles [970.4 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 6,501 miles [10,462.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,205 miles [11,595.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,083 miles [8,180.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Morrison Crossroad) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Morrison Crossroad 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 Morrison Crossroad. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4270, Longitude: -85.4947 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.891 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.367 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.797 degrees. |
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