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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 Crosses, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crosses 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 Crosses:
- 35.874802, -93.911565
- 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 Crosses
- 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Since Crosses is near Washington County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Crosses
Curious and Interesting Names Near Crosses ...
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.
- Cannon Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cannon Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Creek
- Carter ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Carter is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
- Combs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Georgetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hazel Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Health
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Health is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Health
- Hicks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hicks is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
- Mountain Crest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mountain Crest is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Crest
- Patrick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Patrick is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
- Porters Store ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Porters Store is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Store
- Sulphur City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
- Sunset
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
How Far From Crosses 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 Crosses to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Crosses and extending to:
- Huntsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Crosses to Huntsville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 121 miles [194.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 947 miles [1,524 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,715 miles [10,806.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,450 miles [11,989.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,331 miles [8,579.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Crosses) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Crosses 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 Crosses. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8748, Longitude: -93.9116 In this case, the coordinates for Crosses have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.349 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.022 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.919 degrees. |
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