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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 Snells Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Snells 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 Snells Crossroads:
    • 31.525724, -85.436048
    • 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 Snells 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 Dale County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dale County
    • Since Snells Crossroads is near Henry County and also Barbour County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Henry 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 Snells Crossroads

Communities Also Named Snells Crossroads ...

We found one communities that are also named Snells Crossroads.

Within Alabama, the name Snells Crossroads is unique.

Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Snells Crossroads in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • North Carolina
      • Nash County
      • This Snells Crossroads is located in Nash County and lies 528 miles [849.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Snells Crossroads that is located in Dale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nash County community of Snells Crossroads.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Snells 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.

  • Dill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Dill is located in Dale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dill
  • Echo
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Echo is located in Dale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
  • Edgefield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Edgefield is located in Barbour County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
  • Graball
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Graball is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
    • Former names for Graball:
    • Hart's Crossroads
    • Hudspeth's Crossroads
  • Headland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lewis
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Lewis is located in Dale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
  • Roberts Crossroads
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Roberts Crossroads is located in Dale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Crossroads
  • Skipperville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Skipperville is located in Dale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipperville
  • Snow Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Snow Hill is located in Dale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
  • Texasville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Texasville is located in Barbour County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texasville
  • Union
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Union is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

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

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

  • Ozark, which is the Seat of Dale County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Snells Crossroads to Ozark, with an average speed<3> 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 77 miles [123.9 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 694 miles [1,116.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,588 miles [10,602.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,284 miles [11,722.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,165 miles [8,312.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Snells Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Snells 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 Snells Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5257, Longitude: -85.4360       In this case, the coordinates for Snells Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.74 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.929 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.186 degrees.