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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 Watts Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Watts Crossroads and the surrounding area.
- 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 Watts Crossroads:
- 33.372612, -85.773017
- 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 Watts 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 Clay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
- Since Watts Crossroads is near Randolph County and also Talladega County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Talladega 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 Watts Crossroads
Communities Also Named Watts Crossroads ...
We found one communities that are also named Watts Crossroads.
Within Alabama, the name Watts Crossroads is unique.
Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Watts Crossroads in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Cabarrus County
- This Watts Crossroads is located in Cabarrus County and lies 335 miles [539.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Watts Crossroads that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cabarrus County community of Watts Crossroads.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Watts 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.
- Christiana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Christiana is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana
- Delta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dingler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dingler is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingler
- Elder
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Elder is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
- Erin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Erin is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- Highland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Highland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Lineville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Needmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Needmore is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Union
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Union is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
How Far From Watts Crossroads 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 Watts Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Watts Crossroads and extending to:
- Ashland, which is the Seat of Clay County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Watts Crossroads to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 618 miles [994.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,515 miles [10,484.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,220 miles [11,619.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,098 miles [8,204.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Watts 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 Watts 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 Watts Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3726, Longitude: -85.7730 In this case, the coordinates for Watts Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.053 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.547 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.919 degrees. |
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