Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Smiths Crossroad:
  • 32.954849, -85.019659
  • 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 Smiths Crossroad

• 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 Troup County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Troup County
  • Since Smiths Crossroad is near Harris County and also Meriwether County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Harris County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Meriwether 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 Smiths Crossroad

Curious and Interesting Names Near Smiths Crossroad ...

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.

• Cannonville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Cannonville is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonville
• Federal Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Federal Hills is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hills
• Gray Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Gray Hill is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Hill
• Hogg Mountain
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Hogg Mountain is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogg Mountain
• Jones Crossroads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jones Crossroads is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
• Lees Crossing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lees Crossing is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Crossing
• Maplecreek Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Maplecreek Hills is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplecreek Hills
• Old Chimney
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Old Chimney is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Chimney
• Pioneer Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Pioneer Village is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
• Pleasant Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Smoke Rise
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Smoke Rise is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Rise
• Wood Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Wood Valley is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Valley

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

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

• LaGrange, which is the Seat of Troup County, lies just to the North.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Smiths Crossroad to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 605 miles [973.7 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 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,503 miles [10,465.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,204 miles [11,593.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,083 miles [8,180.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'