Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Scottsboro 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 Scottsboro Crossroads:
  • 31.699332, -85.211878
  • 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 Scottsboro 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 Henry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
  • Since Scottsboro Crossroads is near Barbour County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Barbour County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay 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 Scottsboro Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Scottsboro 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.

• Cotton Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Cotton Hill is located in Barbour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
• Days Crossroads
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Days Crossroads is located in Clay County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Crossroads
• Edgefield
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Edgefield is located in Barbour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
• Graball
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Graball is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
  • Former names for Graball:
  • Hart's Crossroads
  • Hudspeth's Crossroads
• Pleasant Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Barbour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Richards Crossroads
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Richards Crossroads is located in Barbour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards Crossroads
• Sandy Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Sandy Point is located in Barbour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
• Screamer
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Screamer is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamer
• Shorterville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Shorterville is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorterville

How Far From Scottsboro 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 Scottsboro 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 Scottsboro Crossroads and extending to:

• Abbeville, which is the Seat of Henry County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Scottsboro Crossroads to Abbeville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 79 miles [127.1 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 677 miles [1,089.5 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 6,570 miles [10,573.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,266 miles [11,693.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,147 miles [8,283.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'