Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Sellers 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 Sellers Crossroads:
  • 31.957100, -85.755225
  • 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 Sellers 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 Bullock County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bullock County
  • Since Sellers Crossroads is near Pike County and also Barbour County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pike County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Barbour 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 Sellers Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sellers 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.

• Boot Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Boot Hill is located in Barbour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boot Hill
• Bread Tray Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Bread Tray Hill is located in Bullock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bread Tray Hill
• Hooks Crossroads
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Hooks Crossroads is located in Bullock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Crossroads
• Jamback
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jamback is located in Bullock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamback
• Jenkins Crossroads
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jenkins Crossroads is located in Bullock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Crossroads
• Jonesville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jonesville is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
• Josie
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Josie is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josie
• Lewis
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Lewis is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
• Ox Level
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Ox Level is located in Bullock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ox Level
• Postoak
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Postoak is located in Bullock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
• Smuteye
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Smuteye is located in Bullock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smuteye
• Star Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Star Hill is located in Barbour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Hill
• Stills Crossroads
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Stills Crossroads is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stills Crossroads

How Far From Sellers Crossroads to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Sellers 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 Sellers Crossroads and extending to:

• Union Springs, which is the Seat of Bullock County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Sellers Crossroads to Union Springs, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 43 miles [69.2 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 685 miles [1,102.4 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 6,581 miles [10,591.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,280 miles [11,716 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,160 miles [8,304.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'