Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Marsh Crossing:
  • 34.717302, -85.328290
  • 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 Marsh 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 Walker County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Walker County
  • Since Marsh Crossing is near Chattooga County and also Dade County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chattooga County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dade 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 Marsh Crossing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Marsh 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.

• Cassandra
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cassandra is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassandra
• Cedar Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Frick Gap ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Frick Gap is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frick Gap
• Guild ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Guild is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guild
• Hall Mill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Hall Mill is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Mill
• Meadowview
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Meadowview is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
• Naomi
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Naomi is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naomi
• Noble
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Noble is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
• Pond Spring
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Pond Spring is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Spring
• Skyline Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Skyline Heights is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Heights
• Valley Head
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Valley Head is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Head
• Walnut Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Walnut Grove is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove

How Far From Marsh Crossing to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Marsh Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Marsh Crossing and extending to:

• LaFayette, which is the Seat of Walker County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Marsh Crossing to Atlanta, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 541 miles [870.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,433 miles [10,352.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,143 miles [11,495.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,019 miles [8,077.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'