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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 Palmers Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Palmers 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 Palmers Crossroads:
- 31.299892, -87.548600
- 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 Palmers 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Since Palmers Crossroads is near Escambia County and also Baldwin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Escambia County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baldwin 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 Palmers Crossroads
Communities Also Named Palmers Crossroads ...
We found one communities that are also named Palmers Crossroads.
Within Alabama, the name Palmers Crossroads is unique.
Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Palmers Crossroads in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- Fauquier County
- This Palmers Crossroads is located in Fauquier County and lies 746 miles [1,200.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Palmers Crossroads that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fauquier County community of Palmers Crossroads.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Palmers 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.
- Chrysler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Chrysler is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrysler
- Eureka Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eureka Landing is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Landing
- Georgetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Georgetown is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Goodway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Goodway is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodway
- Homewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Homewood is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Howard Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Howard Landing is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Landing
- Jack Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jack Springs is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack Springs
- Little River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mineola
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mineola is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
- Mount Pleasant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
How Far From Palmers 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 Palmers Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Palmers Crossroads and extending to:
- Monroeville, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Palmers Crossroads to Monroeville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 104 miles [167.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 791 miles [1,273 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,689 miles [10,764.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,391 miles [11,894.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,269 miles [8,479.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Palmers 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 Palmers 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 Palmers Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.2999, Longitude: -87.5486 In this case, the coordinates for Palmers Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.956 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.307 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.029 degrees. |
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