Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Royals 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 Royals Crossroads:
  • 30.975737, -85.997715
  • 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 Royals 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 Holmes County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Holmes County
  • Since Royals Crossroads is near Walton County and also Geneva 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 Geneva 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 Royals Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Royals 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.

• Baker Settlement
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Baker Settlement is located in Holmes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Settlement
• Geneva
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Geneva is located in Geneva County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <1>
• Hickory Hill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hickory Hill is located in Holmes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
• Hobbs Crossroads
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hobbs Crossroads is located in Holmes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Crossroads
• Pleasant Grove
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Walton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Prosperity
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Prosperity is located in Holmes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
• Sellersville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Sellersville is located in Geneva County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellersville
• Spears
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Spears is located in Geneva County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears
• Union
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Union is located in Walton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

How Far From Royals 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 Royals 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 Royals Crossroads and extending to:

• Bonifay, which is the Seat of Holmes County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Royals Crossroads to Bonifay, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 108 miles [173.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 745 miles [1,199 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,638 miles [10,682.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,333 miles [11,801.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,215 miles [8,392.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'