Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for White Signboard 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 White Signboard Crossroad:
  • 33.249840, -85.384116
  • 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 White Signboard 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 Randolph County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
  • Since White Signboard Crossroad is near Heard County and also Chambers County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Heard County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chambers 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 White Signboard Crossroad

Curious and Interesting Names Near White Signboard 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.

• Big Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Big Springs is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
• Cornhouse
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Cornhouse is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornhouse
• Friendship
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Friendship is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
• High Shoals
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • High Shoals is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
• Lee Crossroads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lee Crossroads is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Crossroads
• Liberty Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Liberty Grove is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
• Mason
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Mason is located in Heard County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
• Mount Pleasant
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Napoleon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Napoleon is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
• Peace
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Peace is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace
• Rock Mills
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Rock Mills is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Mills
• Rocky Branch
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Rocky Branch is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch

How Far From White Signboard Crossroad to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as White Signboard 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 White Signboard Crossroad and extending to:

• Wedowee, which is the Seat of Randolph County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from White Signboard Crossroad to Montgomery, with an average speed<2>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 607 miles [976.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,504 miles [10,467.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,208 miles [11,600.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,086 miles [8,185.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'