Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Crosland:
  • 31.304352, -83.642948
  • 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 Crosland

• 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 Colquitt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Colquitt County
  • Since Crosland is near Tift County and also Worth County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tift County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Worth 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 Crosland

Curious and Interesting Names Near Crosland ...

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.

• Barbers
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Barbers is located in Colquitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbers
• Barneyville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Barneyville is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barneyville
• Cool Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cool Springs is located in Colquitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
• Eldorado
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Eldorado is located in Tift County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
• Flat Ford
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Flat Ford is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Ford
• Kelltown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Kelltown is located in Tift County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelltown
• Marble ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Marble is located in Colquitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
• Norman Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Norman Park is located in Colquitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman Park
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norman Park <1>
• Pebblebrook
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Pebblebrook is located in Tift County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebblebrook
• Scooterville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Scooterville is located in Worth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scooterville
• Ty Ty
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Ty Ty is located in Tift County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ty Ty
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 731 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ty Ty <1>
• Unionville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Unionville is located in Tift County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
• Wagon Wheel
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Wagon Wheel is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagon Wheel

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

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

• Moultrie, which is the Seat of Colquitt County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Crosland to Moultrie, 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 174 miles [280 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 643 miles [1,034.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,520 miles [10,492.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,209 miles [11,601.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,093 miles [8,196.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'