Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Bussey 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 Bussey Crossroads:
  • 32.877075, -84.644093
  • 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 Bussey 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 Meriwether County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Meriwether County
  • Since Bussey Crossroads is near Talbot County and also Harris County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Talbot County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Harris 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 Bussey Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bussey 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.

• Bulloch Crossroads
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Bulloch Crossroads is located in Meriwether County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulloch Crossroads
• Bullochville ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Bullochville is located in Meriwether County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullochville
• County Line
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • County Line is located in Meriwether County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
• Flint Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Flint Hill is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
• Greens Mill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Greens Mill is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Mill
• Harris City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Harris City is located in Meriwether County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris City
• Hunters Crossroad
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Hunters Crossroad is located in Meriwether County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Crossroad
• Nebula
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Nebula is located in Meriwether County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebula
• Oak Mountain Spring ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Oak Mountain Spring is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mountain Spring
• Tax Crossroads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Tax Crossroads is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tax Crossroads
• Warm Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Warm Springs is located in Meriwether County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Springs
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warm Springs <1>

How Far From Bussey 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 Bussey 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 Bussey Crossroads and extending to:

• Greenville, which is the Seat of Meriwether County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bussey Crossroads to Greenville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 62 miles [99.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 594 miles [956 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,490 miles [10,444.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,190 miles [11,571.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,069 miles [8,157.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'