Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Pea Ridge 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 Pea Ridge Crossroads:
  • 34.638417, -85.714692
  • 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 Pea Ridge 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 DeKalb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
  • Since Pea Ridge Crossroads is near Jackson County and also Dade County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dade 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 Pea Ridge Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pea Ridge 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.

• Central
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Central is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
• Council Bluff
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Council Bluff is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Bluff
• Elliott Crossroads
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Elliott Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Crossroads
• High Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • High Point is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
• Keith
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Keith is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
• Mays Gulf ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mays Gulf is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Gulf
• New Home
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • New Home is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home
• Oak Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Oak Grove is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Snake Creek ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Snake Creek is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
• Stamp
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Stamp is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamp

How Far From Pea Ridge 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 Pea Ridge 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 Pea Ridge Crossroads and extending to:

• Fort Payne, which is the Seat of DeKalb County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Pea Ridge Crossroads to Fort Payne, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 159 miles [255.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 562 miles [904.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,453 miles [10,385.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,163 miles [11,527.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,039 miles [8,109.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'