Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Stills Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stills Crossroads and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Stills 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 Stills Crossroads:
- 31.997375, -85.893007
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Stills 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 Pike County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pike County
- Since Stills Crossroads is near Bullock County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bullock County
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stills 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.
- Bread Tray Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bread Tray Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bread Tray Hill
- Bread Tray Hill is located in Bullock County
- Bruceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruceville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Bruceville is located in Bullock County
- China Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for China Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Grove
- China Grove is located in Pike County
- Hector
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - High Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Ridge
- High Ridge is located in Bullock County
- Hooks Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hooks Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Crossroads
- Hooks Crossroads is located in Bullock County
- Jenkins Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenkins Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Crossroads
- Jenkins Crossroads is located in Bullock County
- Jonesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Jonesville is located in Pike County
- Lewis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Meeksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeksville
- Meeksville is located in Pike County
- Needmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Needmore is located in Pike County
- Orion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Postoak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Postoak is located in Bullock County
- Sellers Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sellers Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers Crossroads
- Sellers Crossroads is located in Bullock County
How Far From Stills 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 Stills 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 Stills Crossroads and extending to:
- Troy, which is the Seat of Pike County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Stills Crossroads to Troy, with an average speed<3> 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 35 miles [56.3 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 most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 688 miles [1,107.2 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,585 miles [10,597.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,285 miles [11,724.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,164 miles [8,310.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Stills Crossroads. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Stills Crossroads) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stills Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.9974, Longitude: -85.8930 In this case, the coordinates for Stills Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Stills Crossroads to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.038 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.339 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.261 degrees. |