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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 Croxton Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Croxton Crossroads 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 Croxton Crossroads:
- 31.958776, -84.324634
- 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 Croxton 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 Sumter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sumter County
- Since Croxton Crossroads is near Lee County and also Terrell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Terrell 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 Croxton Crossroads
Curious and Interesting Names Near Croxton 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.
- Archery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Archery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archery
- Cottondale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cottondale is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottondale
- Eagle Pond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle Pond is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Pond
- Edwards ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Edwards is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Magnolia Springs ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia Springs is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Springs
- Olivers Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Olivers Mill is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Mill
- Estimated population in 2019: 230 people
- Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
How Far From Croxton Crossroads 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 Croxton 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 Croxton Crossroads and extending to:
- Americus, which is the Seat of Sumter County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Croxton Crossroads to Americus, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 124 miles [199.6 km] to the north (N). 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 630 miles [1,013.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,519 miles [10,491.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,214 miles [11,609.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,095 miles [8,199.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Croxton Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Croxton Crossroads 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 Croxton Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.9588, Longitude: -84.3246 In this case, the coordinates for Croxton Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.128 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.282 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.678 degrees. |
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