Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Prince 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 Prince Crossroads:
  • 32.520654, -85.221818
  • 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 Prince 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 Prince Crossroads is near Russell County and also Harris 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 Harris 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 Prince Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Prince 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
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Crooked Creek is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Creek
• Edgewood Forest
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Edgewood Forest is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Forest
• Green Island Hills
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Green Island Hills is located in Muscogee County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Island Hills
• Hallway
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hallway is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallway
• Hopewell
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Hopewell is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
• Meadows Crossroads
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Meadows Crossroads is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows Crossroads
• Meadows Mill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Meadows Mill is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows Mill
• Mechanicsville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Mechanicsville is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
• Mitchell Crossroads
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Mitchell Crossroads is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Crossroads
• Rolling Hills
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Rolling Hills is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
• Sandfort
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Sandfort is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandfort
• Union Crossroads
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Union Crossroads is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Crossroads

How Far From Prince 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 Prince 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 Prince Crossroads and extending to:

• Opelika, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Prince Crossroads to Opelika, 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 63 miles [101.4 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 635 miles [1,021.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,532 miles [10,512.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,232 miles [11,638.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,111 miles [8,225.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'