Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Wheeling 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 Wheeling Crossroad:
  • 33.409554, -86.919992
  • 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 Wheeling 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Since Wheeling Crossroad is near Shelby County and also Tuscaloosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscaloosa 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 Wheeling Crossroad

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wheeling 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.

• Cloverdale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Cloverdale is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
• Crescent Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Crescent Heights is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Heights
• Glen Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Glen Hills is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hills
• Gordon Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Gordon Heights is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Heights
• Hillman
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Hillman is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
• Hillman Gardens
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Hillman Gardens is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman Gardens
• Hillman Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillman Park is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman Park
• Hopewell
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hopewell is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
• Laceys Chapel
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Laceys Chapel is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laceys Chapel
• Pauls Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Pauls Hill is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls Hill
• Skyview
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Skyview is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyview
• Walnut Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Walnut Grove is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove

How Far From Wheeling 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 Wheeling 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 Wheeling Crossroad and extending to:

• Birmingham, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wheeling Crossroad to Birmingham, 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 79 miles [127.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 668 miles [1,075 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,561 miles [10,558.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,270 miles [11,699.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,147 miles [8,283.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'