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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 Poseys Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Poseys Crossroads and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Poseys Crossroads:
    • 32.936790, -86.833043
    • 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 Poseys 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 Chilton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chilton County
    • Since Poseys Crossroads is near Bibb County and also Shelby County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bibb County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby 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 Poseys Crossroads

Communities Also Named Poseys Crossroads ...

We found one communities that are also named Poseys Crossroads.

There is one other community in Alabama that is also named Poseys Crossroads.

Beyond Alabama.

  • Communities Located In Alabama ...
    • Autauga County
      • This Poseys Crossroads is located in Autauga County and lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Poseys Crossroads that is located in Chilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Autauga County community of Poseys Crossroads.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Poseys 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.

  • Active
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Active is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Active
  • Dry Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Dry Valley is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Valley
  • Mars Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Mars Hill is located in Chilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
  • Maud
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Maud is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
  • New Convert
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • New Convert is located in Chilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Convert
  • Oak Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Oak Grove is located in Chilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Pleasant Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasant Grove is located in Chilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
  • Randolph
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Randolph is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
  • Rocky Mount
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Rocky Mount is located in Chilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
  • Sand Mountain
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Sand Mountain is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Mountain
  • Tucker
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Tucker is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
  • Union Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Union Grove is located in Chilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
  • Valley Junction
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Valley Junction is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Poseys Crossroads and extending to:

  • Clanton, which is the Seat of Chilton County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Poseys Crossroads to Clanton, 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 49 miles [78.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 684 miles [1,100.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,580 miles [10,589.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,287 miles [11,727.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,164 miles [8,310.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Poseys 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 Poseys 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 Poseys Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9368, Longitude: -86.8330       In this case, the coordinates for Poseys Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.657 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.185 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.431 degrees.