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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 Underwood Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Underwood Crossing 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 Underwood Crossing:
- 30.974627, -85.583544
- 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 Underwood Crossing
- 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 Underwood Crossing is near Geneva County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Geneva County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 Underwood Crossing
Communities Also Named Underwood Crossing ...
We found one communities that are also named Underwood Crossing.
Within Florida, the name Underwood Crossing is unique.
Beyond Florida, there is another community also named Underwood Crossing in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Wyoming
- Converse County
- This Underwood Crossing is located in Converse County and lies 1,365 miles [2,196.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Underwood Crossing that is located in Holmes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Converse County community of Underwood Crossing.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Underwood Crossing ...
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 Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Big Creek is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Dundee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dundee is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Eleanor
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Eleanor is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor
- Five Points
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Five Points is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Glass
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glass is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass
- Graceville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Highnote
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Highnote is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highnote
- Holland Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Holland Crossroads is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Crossroads
- Jacob City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jacob City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Jacobs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jacobs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs
- Kellys Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kellys Crossroads is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Crossroads
- Madrid
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Madrid is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
- Population from the 2020 Census: 293 people
- Rambo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rambo is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rambo
How Far From Underwood Crossing to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Underwood Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Underwood Crossing and extending to:
- Bonifay, which is the Seat of Holmes County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Underwood Crossing to Bonifay, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 85 miles [136.8 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 729 miles [1,173.2 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 6,620 miles [10,653.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,314 miles [11,770.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,196 miles [8,362.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Underwood Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Underwood Crossing 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 Underwood Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.9746, Longitude: -85.5835 In this case, the coordinates for Underwood Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.785 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.905 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.353 degrees. |
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