Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Simpson 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 Simpson Crossroads:
  • 34.297594, -84.800216
  • 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 Simpson 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 Bartow County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bartow County
  • Since Simpson Crossroads is near Gordon County and also Cherokee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gordon County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee 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 Simpson Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Simpson 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.

• Dewey Crossroads
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Dewey Crossroads is located in Bartow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey Crossroads
• Five Forks
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Five Forks is located in Bartow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Grassdale
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Grassdale is located in Bartow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassdale
• Gum Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Gum Springs is located in Bartow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
• Holly Spring
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Holly Spring is located in Bartow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Spring
• Jones Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jones Heights is located in Bartow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Heights
• Pine Log ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Pine Log is located in Bartow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log
• Rodgers
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Rodgers is located in Bartow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers
• Shallwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Shallwood is located in Bartow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shallwood
• Sugar Hill ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Sugar Hill is located in Bartow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill

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

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

• Cartersville, which is the Seat of Bartow County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Simpson Crossroads to Cartersville, with an average speed<2> 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 44 miles [70.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 534 miles [859.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,431 miles [10,349.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,137 miles [11,485.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,014 miles [8,069.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'