Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Killingsworth Crossroads:
  • 30.750744, -86.458561
  • 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 Killingsworth 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 Okaloosa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Okaloosa County
  • Since Killingsworth Crossroads is near Walton County and also Covington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Walton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Covington 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 Killingsworth Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Killingsworth 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.

• Deerland
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Deerland is located in Okaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerland
• Flowersville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Flowersville is located in Walton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowersville
• Garden City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Garden City is located in Okaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
• Gordon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Gordon is located in Walton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
• Liberty
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Liberty is located in Walton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Mossy Head
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Mossy Head is located in Walton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Head
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mossy Head <1>
• New Harmony
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • New Harmony is located in Walton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
• Oak Grove
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Grove is located in Okaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Pond Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pond Creek is located in Walton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Creek
• Silver Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Silver Springs is located in Okaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs

How Far From Killingsworth 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 Killingsworth Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Killingsworth Crossroads and extending to:

• Crestview, which is the Seat of Okaloosa County, lies just to the West.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 131 miles [210.8 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Killingsworth Crossroads to Tallahassee, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 774 miles [1,245.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 44 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,668 miles [10,731.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,364 miles [11,851.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,245 miles [8,441 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'