Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Tax Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tax Crossroads and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Tax 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 Tax Crossroads:
- 32.811800, -84.598257
- 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 Tax 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 Talbot County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Talbot County
- Since Tax Crossroads is near Meriwether County and also Harris County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Meriwether County
- eBird sighting report for Harris 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tax 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.
- Bulloch Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bulloch Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulloch Crossroads
- Bulloch Crossroads is located in Meriwether County
- Bullochville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bullochville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullochville
- Bullochville is located in Meriwether County
- Flint Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Flint Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Flint Hill is located in Talbot County
- Greens Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greens Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Mill
- Greens Mill is located in Talbot County
- Jacks Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacks Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Ferry
- Jacks Ferry is located in Talbot County
- Nebula
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Oak Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mountain
- Oak Mountain is located in Harris County
- Oak Mountain Spring ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Mountain Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mountain Spring
- Oak Mountain Spring is located in Talbot County
- Pleasant Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Talbot County
- Warm Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Springs
- Warm Springs is located in Meriwether County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warm Springs <3>
How Far From Tax 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 Tax Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Tax Crossroads and extending to:
- Talbotton, which is the Seat of Talbot County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<4> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Tax Crossroads to Talbotton, with an average speed<5> 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 66 miles [106.2 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 595 miles [957.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,491 miles [10,446.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,191 miles [11,572.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,070 miles [8,159.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tax Crossroads. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tax Crossroads) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tax Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8118, Longitude: -84.5983 In this case, the coordinates for Tax Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Tax 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 312.332 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.637 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.589 degrees. |