Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Thomas Crossroad

• 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 Thomas Crossroad:
  • 31.776545, -86.128567
  • 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 Thomas Crossroad

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pike County
  • Since Thomas Crossroad is near Crenshaw County and also Coffee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Crenshaw County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Coffee 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 Thomas Crossroad

Curious and Interesting Names Near Thomas Crossroad ...

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.

• Allred
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Allred is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allred
• Forest Circle
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Forest Circle is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Circle
• Good Hope
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Good Hope is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
• Hallsville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Hallsville is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
• Heritage Ridge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Heritage Ridge is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Ridge
• Lees Park
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Lees Park is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Park
• Little Oak
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Little Oak is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Oak
• Live Oak
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Live Oak is located in Crenshaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
• Meadow Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Meadow Grove is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Grove
• Pleasant Ridge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Ridge is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
• Sanders Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sanders Hill is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Hill
• Shellhorn
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Shellhorn is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellhorn
• Social Town
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Social Town is located in Crenshaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Town
• Youngblood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Youngblood is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood

How Far From Thomas Crossroad to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Thomas Crossroad to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Thomas Crossroad and extending to:

• Troy, which is the Seat of Pike County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Thomas Crossroad to Troy, 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 42 miles [67.6 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 709 miles [1,141 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,606 miles [10,631.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,305 miles [11,756.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,185 miles [8,344.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'