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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 Robbins Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Robbins 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 Robbins Crossroads:
- 33.734708, -86.994951
- 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 Robbins 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 Robbins 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 Robbins Crossroads
Curious and Interesting Names Near Robbins 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.
- Bryan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bryan is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
- Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Corner is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
- Creel
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Creel is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creel
- Empire
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Flat Top
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Flat Top is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
- Graysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hull
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hull is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
- Jet
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jet is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jet
- Littleton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Littleton is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Littleton Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Littleton Ferry is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton Ferry
- Media
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Partridge Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Partridge Crossroads is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge Crossroads
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Petes Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Petes Crossroads is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petes Crossroads
- Short Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Short Ferry is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Ferry
- Snowtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Snowtown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowtown
- Vulcan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vulcan is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
How Far From Robbins 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 Robbins Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Robbins Crossroads and extending to:
- Birmingham, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Robbins Crossroads to Birmingham, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over 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 101 miles [162.5 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 658 miles [1,058.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,549 miles [10,539.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,259 miles [11,682.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,135 miles [8,264 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Robbins Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Robbins 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 Robbins Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7347, Longitude: -86.9950 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.806 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.467 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.328 degrees. |
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