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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 The Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to The Crossroads and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 The Crossroads:
    • 34.086766, -84.579377
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on The Crossroads
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named The Crossroads ...

We found 59 communities that share the name The Crossroads.

There are five communities within Georgia that are also named The Crossroads.

Beyond Georgia, we know of another 54 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 54 communities, 59 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Bartow County
      • This The Crossroads is located in Bartow County and lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the west of the The Crossroads that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bartow County community of The Crossroads.
    • Early County
      • This The Crossroads is located in Early County and lies 190 miles [305.8 km]<1> to the south of the The Crossroads that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Early County community of The Crossroads.
    • Liberty County
      • This The Crossroads is located in Liberty County and lies 242 miles [389.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the The Crossroads that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Liberty County community of The Crossroads.
    • Quitman County
      • This The Crossroads is located in Quitman County and lies 157 miles [252.7 km]<1> to the south of the The Crossroads that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Quitman County community of The Crossroads.
    • Troup County
      • This The Crossroads is located in Troup County and lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the The Crossroads that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Troup County community of The Crossroads.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Baldwin County
      • This The Crossroads is located in Baldwin County and lies 294 miles [473.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the The Crossroads that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baldwin County community of The Crossroads.
      • Marshall County
      • This The Crossroads is located in Marshall County and lies 101 miles [162.5 km] to the west of the The Crossroads that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of The Crossroads.
    • Arkansas
      • Cleburne County
      • This The Crossroads is located in Cleburne County and lies 443 miles [712.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the The Crossroads that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleburne County community of The Crossroads.
      • Hempstead County
      • This The Crossroads is located in Hempstead County and lies 524 miles [843.3 km] to the west of the The Crossroads that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hempstead County community of The Crossroads.
      • Izard County
      • This The Crossroads is located in Izard County and lies 448 miles [721 km] to the west northwest of the The Crossroads that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Izard County community of The Crossroads.
      • Jackson County
      • This The Crossroads is located in Jackson County and lies 392 miles [630.9 km] to the west northwest of the The Crossroads that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of The Crossroads.
      • Pulaski County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of The Crossroads [Pulaski County].
      • Sebastian County
      • This The Crossroads is located in Sebastian County and lies 551 miles [886.7 km] to the west of the The Crossroads that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sebastian County community of The Crossroads.
      • Yell County
      • This The Crossroads is located in Yell County and lies 511 miles [822.4 km] to the west northwest of the The Crossroads that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yell County community of The Crossroads.
    • Florida
      • Hamilton County
      • This The Crossroads is located in Hamilton County and lies 262 miles [421.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the The Crossroads that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of The Crossroads.
      • Pinellas County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of The Crossroads [Pinellas County].
    • Illinois
      • Calhoun County
      • This The Crossroads is located in Calhoun County and lies 469 miles [754.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the The Crossroads that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of The Crossroads.
      • Johnson County
      • This The Crossroads is located in Johnson County and lies 327 miles [526.3 km] to the northwest of the The Crossroads that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of The Crossroads.
      • Saint Clair County
      • This The Crossroads is located in Saint Clair County and lies 431 miles [693.6 km] to the northwest of the The Crossroads that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of The Crossroads.
    • Indiana
      • Vanderburgh County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of The Crossroads [Vanderburgh County].
    • Louisiana
      • Lincoln Parish
      • This The Crossroads is located in Lincoln Parish and lies 484 miles [778.9 km]<1> to the west of the The Crossroads that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln Parish community of The Crossroads.
      • Union Parish
      • This The Crossroads is located in Union Parish and lies 450 miles [724.2 km] to the west of the The Crossroads that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union Parish community of The Crossroads.
    • Maryland
      • Dorchester County
      • This The Crossroads is located in Dorchester County and lies 553 miles [890 km]<1> to the northeast of the The Crossroads that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dorchester County community of The Crossroads.
    • Mississippi
      • George County
      • This The Crossroads is located in George County and lies 326 miles [524.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the The Crossroads that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the George County community of The Crossroads.
      • Jackson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of The Crossroads [Jackson County].
      • Neshoba County
      • This The Crossroads is located in Neshoba County and lies 267 miles [429.7 km] to the west southwest of the The Crossroads that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Neshoba County community of The Crossroads.
      • Pearl River County
      • This The Crossroads is located in Pearl River County and lies 379 miles [609.9 km] to the southwest of the The Crossroads that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pearl River County community of The Crossroads.
      • Washington County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of The Crossroads [Washington County].
    • Missouri
      • Crawford County
      • This The Crossroads is located in Crawford County and lies 462 miles [743.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the The Crossroads that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of The Crossroads.
    • Nevada
      • Lincoln County
      • This The Crossroads is located in Lincoln County and lies 1,671 miles [2,689.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the The Crossroads that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of The Crossroads.
    • New Jersey
      • Burlington County
      • This The Crossroads is located in Burlington County and lies 671 miles [1,079.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the The Crossroads that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of The Crossroads.
    • New Mexico
      • Lea County
      • This The Crossroads is located in Lea County and lies 1,075 miles [1,730 km]<1> to the west of the The Crossroads that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lea County community of The Crossroads.
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This The Crossroads lies 1,866 miles [3,003 km]<1> to the northeast of the The Crossroads that is located in Cherokee County.
    • Ohio
      • Stark County
      • This The Crossroads is located in Stark County and lies 487 miles [783.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the The Crossroads that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stark County community of The Crossroads.
    • Oklahoma
      • McCurtain County
      • This The Crossroads is located in McCurtain County and lies 584 miles [939.9 km]<1> to the west of the The Crossroads that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McCurtain County community of The Crossroads.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Northampton County
      • This The Crossroads is located in Northampton County and lies 681 miles [1,096 km]<1> to the northeast of the The Crossroads that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of The Crossroads.
    • Tennessee
      • Benton County
      • This The Crossroads is located in Benton County and lies 241 miles [387.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the The Crossroads that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of The Crossroads.
      • Crockett County
      • This The Crossroads is located in Crockett County and lies 282 miles [453.8 km] to the west northwest of the The Crossroads that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crockett County community of The Crossroads.
      • Hardin County
      • This The Crossroads is located in Hardin County and lies 217 miles [349.2 km] to the west northwest of the The Crossroads that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of The Crossroads.
      • Hickman County
      • This The Crossroads is located in Hickman County and lies 200 miles [321.9 km] to the northwest of the The Crossroads that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hickman County community of The Crossroads.
      • Lawrence County
      • This The Crossroads is located in Lawrence County and lies 170 miles [273.6 km] to the west northwest of the The Crossroads that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of The Crossroads.
      • Marion County
      • This The Crossroads is located in Marion County and lies 97 miles [156.1 km] to the northwest of the The Crossroads that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of The Crossroads.
      • Shelby County
      • This The Crossroads is located in Shelby County and lies 297 miles [478 km] to the west northwest of the The Crossroads that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of The Crossroads.
      • Wayne County
      • This The Crossroads is located in Wayne County and lies 191 miles [307.4 km] to the west northwest of the The Crossroads that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of The Crossroads.
    • Texas
      • Camp County
      • This The Crossroads is located in Camp County and lies 602 miles [968.8 km]<1> to the west of the The Crossroads that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camp County community of The Crossroads.
      • Cass County
      • Although located in Cass County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of The Crossroads.
      • Delta County
      • This The Crossroads is located in Delta County and lies 639 miles [1,028.4 km] to the west of the The Crossroads that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delta County community of The Crossroads.
      • Harrison County
      • This The Crossroads is located in Harrison County and lies 568 miles [914.1 km] to the west of the The Crossroads that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of The Crossroads.
      • Hopkins County
      • This The Crossroads is located in Hopkins County and lies 638 miles [1,026.8 km] to the west of the The Crossroads that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hopkins County community of The Crossroads.
      • Milam County
      • This The Crossroads is located in Milam County and lies 742 miles [1,194.1 km] to the west southwest of the The Crossroads that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Milam County community of The Crossroads.
      • Reagan County
      • This The Crossroads is located in Reagan County and lies 1,002 miles [1,612.6 km] to the west of the The Crossroads that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Reagan County community of The Crossroads.
    • Utah
      • Box Elder County
      • This The Crossroads is located in Box Elder County and lies 1,583 miles [2,547.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the The Crossroads that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Box Elder County community of The Crossroads.
    • Virginia
      • Albemarle County
      • This The Crossroads is located in Albemarle County and lies 438 miles [704.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the The Crossroads that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of The Crossroads.
      • Fauquier County
      • This The Crossroads is located in Fauquier County and lies 495 miles [796.6 km] to the northeast of the The Crossroads that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fauquier County community of The Crossroads.
      • Franklin County
      • This The Crossroads is located in Franklin County and lies 341 miles [548.8 km] to the northeast of the The Crossroads that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of The Crossroads.
      • Halifax County
      • This The Crossroads is located in Halifax County and lies 377 miles [606.7 km] to the east northeast of the The Crossroads that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Halifax County community of The Crossroads.
    • Washington
      • King County
      • This The Crossroads is located in King County and lies 2,144 miles [3,450.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the The Crossroads that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of The Crossroads.
    • West Virginia
      • Monongalia County
      • This The Crossroads is located in Monongalia County and lies 451 miles [725.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the The Crossroads that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monongalia County community of The Crossroads.
      • Summers County
      • This The Crossroads is located in Summers County and lies 327 miles [526.3 km] to the northeast of the The Crossroads that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summers County community of The Crossroads.

Curious and Interesting Names Near The 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.

  • Cherokee Forest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Forest
    • Cherokee Forest is located in Cherokee County
  • Chestnut Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
    • Chestnut Hill is located in Cobb County
  • Cross Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
    • Cross Creek is located in Cherokee County
  • Emerald Forest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerald Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Forest
    • Emerald Forest is located in Cherokee County
  • Falcon Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falcon Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Hills
    • Falcon Hills is located in Cobb County
  • Heritage Place
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Place
    • Heritage Place is located in Cherokee County
  • Hickory Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Forest
    • Hickory Forest is located in Cobb County
  • Hills-A-Rolling
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hills-A-Rolling have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills-A-Rolling
    • Hills-A-Rolling is located in Cherokee County
  • Independence Walk
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence Walk have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Walk
    • Independence Walk is located in Cherokee County
  • Joshua Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joshua Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Landing
    • Joshua Landing is located in Cherokee County
  • Kellogg Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellogg Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg Creek
    • Kellogg Creek is located in Cherokee County
  • Kings Crossing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Crossing
    • Kings Crossing is located in Cobb County
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Land of Lakes
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Land of Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land of Lakes
      • Land of Lakes is located in Cherokee County
    • Noonday
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noonday have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
      • Noonday is located in Cobb County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 16,592 people
    • Oak Grove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Oak Grove is located in Cherokee County
    • Plantation Walk
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantation Walk have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Walk
      • Plantation Walk is located in Cherokee County
    • Shadowbrook
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowbrook
      • Shadowbrook is located in Cherokee County
    • Skyridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skyridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyridge
      • Skyridge is located in Cherokee County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 273 people
    • Woodwind Station
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodwind Station have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodwind Station
      • Woodwind Station is located in Cherokee County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in The Crossroads and extending to:

  • Canton, which is the Seat of Cherokee County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from The Crossroads to Canton, with an average speed<5> 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 25 miles [40.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 534 miles [859.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,431 miles [10,349.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,136 miles [11,484.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,013 miles [8,067.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for The Crossroads. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cherokee County: www.cherokeega.com/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- The Crossroads) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in The Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0868, Longitude: -84.5794       In this case, the coordinates for The Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about The Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that The Crossroads could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>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.
<6>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 The Crossroads to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.38 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.871 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.281 degrees.









 

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