Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Partridge Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Partridge Crossroads and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Partridge Crossroads

• 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 Partridge Crossroads:
  • 33.761770, -86.935553
  • 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 Partridge 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Since Partridge Crossroads is near Walker County and also Blount County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Walker County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Blount 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 Partridge Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Partridge 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.

• Brake Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Brake Ferry is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brake Ferry
• Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Corner is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
• Creel
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Creel is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creel
• Empire
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Empire is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
• Jet
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jet is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jet
• Littleton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Littleton is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
• Littleton Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Littleton Ferry is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton Ferry
• Petes Crossroads
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Petes Crossroads is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petes Crossroads
• Red Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Red Hill is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
• Robbins Crossroads
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Robbins Crossroads is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Crossroads
• Short Ferry
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Short Ferry is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Ferry
• Vulcan
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Vulcan is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan

How Far From Partridge 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 Partridge Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Partridge Crossroads and extending to:

• Birmingham, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Partridge Crossroads to Birmingham, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 102 miles [164.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 654 miles [1,052.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,545 miles [10,533.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,255 miles [11,675.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,132 miles [8,259.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'