Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Owens' Cross Roads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Owens' Cross Roads and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Owens' Cross Roads

• 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 Owens' Cross Roads:
  • 34.604330, -86.443819
  • 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 Owens' Cross Roads

• 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
  • Since Owens' Cross Roads is near Marshall County and also Morgan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan 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 Owens' Cross Roads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Owens' Cross Roads ...

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 Cove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Big Cove is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
• Bravo
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Bravo is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bravo
• Burrows
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Burrows is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows
• Camelot
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Camelot is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
• Cedar Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Point is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
• Cherrytree
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Cherrytree is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrytree
• Chimney Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Chimney Springs is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Springs
• Creek Ford
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Creek Ford is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Ford
• Double Tree
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Double Tree is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Tree
• Forest Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Forest Park is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
• Fox Run
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Fox Run is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
• Hobbs Island
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hobbs Island is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Island
• Continue List   (12 more) ...
  • Huntsville Hills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Huntsville Hills is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville Hills
  • Meadow Trace
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Meadow Trace is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Trace
  • Oak Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Oak Grove is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Poplar Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Poplar Ridge is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
  • Redstone Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Redstone Park is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone Park
  • Regent Forest
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Regent Forest is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regent Forest
  • Sublett Mill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Sublett Mill is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublett Mill
  • Sugar Tree
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sugar Tree is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree
  • Sunset Cove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sunset Cove is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Cove
  • Swift Ford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Swift Ford is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Ford
  • Willow Bend
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Willow Bend is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend
  • Willowbrook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Willowbrook is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook

How Far From Owens' Cross Roads 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 town such as Owens' Cross Roads to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Owens' Cross Roads and extending to:

• Huntsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Owens' Cross Roads to Huntsville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 153 miles [246.2 km] to the south (S). 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 598 miles [962.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,485 miles [10,436.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,197 miles [11,582.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,073 miles [8,164.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'