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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 Parkers Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Parkers 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 Parkers Crossroads:
- 32.561803, -85.344667
- 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 Parkers 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 Lee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
- Since Parkers Crossroads is near Russell County and also Macon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Russell County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Macon 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 Parkers Crossroads
Communities Also Named Parkers Crossroads ...
We found one communities that are also named Parkers Crossroads.
Within Alabama, the name Parkers Crossroads is unique.
Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Parkers Crossroads in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Henderson County
- This Parkers Crossroads is located in Henderson County and lies 282 miles [453.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Parkers Crossroads that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Parkers Crossroads.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Parkers 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.
- Crooked Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Crooked Creek is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Creek
- Edgewood Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Edgewood Forest is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Forest
- Five Points
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Five Points is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Glen Haven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Haven is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
- Hallway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hallway is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallway
- Hopewell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Indian Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Hills is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Meadows Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Meadows Crossroads is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows Crossroads
- Meadows Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Meadows Mill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows Mill
- Mitchell Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mitchell Crossroads is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Crossroads
- Twin Creeks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Twin Creeks is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Creeks
- Union Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Union Crossroads is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Crossroads
How Far From Parkers 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 Parkers Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Parkers Crossroads and extending to:
- Opelika, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Parkers Crossroads to Montgomery, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 638 miles [1,026.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,535 miles [10,517.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,236 miles [11,645.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,115 miles [8,231.8 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Parkers Crossroads) 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 Parkers 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 Parkers Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5618, Longitude: -85.3447 In this case, the coordinates for Parkers Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.754 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.089 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.931 degrees. |
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