Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Richter 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 Richter Crossroads:
  • 30.836856, -85.502153
  • 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 Richter 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Since Richter Crossroads is near Washington County and also Holmes 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 Holmes 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 Richter Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Richter 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.

• Cottondale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Cottondale is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottondale
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottondale <1>
• Eleanor
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Eleanor is located in Holmes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor
• Gilberts Mill
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Gilberts Mill is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilberts Mill
• Glass
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Glass is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass
• Graceville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Graceville is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,106 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graceville <1>
• Holland Crossroads
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Holland Crossroads is located in Holmes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Crossroads
• Jacob City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jacob City is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
• Jacobs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jacobs is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs
• Kent Mill
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Kent Mill is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Mill
• Poplar Head
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Poplar Head is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Head
• Rambo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Rambo is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rambo

How Far From Richter 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 Richter 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 Richter Crossroads and extending to:

• Marianna, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Richter Crossroads to Marianna, 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.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 77 miles [123.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 734 miles [1,181.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,623 miles [10,658.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,316 miles [11,774 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,198 miles [8,365.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'