Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cross Roads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cross Roads and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cross Roads
- 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 Cross Roads:
- 39.279496, -85.241629
- 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 Cross Roads
- 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 Ripley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Ripley County
- Since Cross Roads is near Franklin County and also Decatur County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- eBird sighting report for Decatur 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
Communities Also Named Cross Roads ...
We found 56 communities that share the name Cross Roads.
There is one other community in Indiana which is also named Cross Roads.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another 55 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 55 communities, 52 are located in the United States and five are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Indiana ...
- Delaware County
- This Cross Roads is located in Delaware County and lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Cross Roads that is located in Ripley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Cross Roads.
- Delaware County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Clarke County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Cross Roads [Clarke County].
- Arkansas
- Benton County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Cross Roads [Benton County].
- Bradley County
- This Cross Roads is located in Bradley County and lies 549 miles [883.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Cross Roads that is located in Ripley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradley County community of Cross Roads.
- Grant County
- This Cross Roads is located in Grant County and lies 527 miles [848.1 km] to the southwest of the Cross Roads that is located in Ripley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Cross Roads.
- Hot Spring County
- This Cross Roads is located in Hot Spring County and lies 563 miles [906.1 km] to the southwest of the Cross Roads that is located in Ripley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hot Spring County community of Cross Roads.
- Little River County
- This Cross Roads is located in Little River County and lies 630 miles [1,013.9 km] to the west southwest of the Cross Roads that is located in Ripley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Little River County community of Cross Roads.
- Logan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Cross Roads [Logan County].
- Madison County
- This Cross Roads is located in Madison County and lies 522 miles [840.1 km] to the west southwest of the Cross Roads that is located in Ripley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Cross Roads.
- Monroe County
- This Cross Roads is located in Monroe County and lies 464 miles [746.7 km] to the southwest of the Cross Roads that is located in Ripley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Cross Roads.
- Ouachita County
- This Cross Roads is located in Ouachita County and lies 579 miles [931.8 km] to the southwest of the Cross Roads that is located in Ripley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ouachita County community of Cross Roads.
- Washington County
- This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Cross Roads [Washington County].
- California
- San Bernardino County
- This Cross Roads is located in San Bernardino County and lies 1,633 miles [2,628.1 km]<1> to the west of the Cross Roads that is located in Ripley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of Cross Roads.
- Georgia
- Hart County
- This Cross Roads is located in Hart County and lies 359 miles [577.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Cross Roads that is located in Ripley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hart County community of Cross Roads.
- Paulding County
- This Cross Roads is located in Paulding County and lies 364 miles [585.8 km] to the south of the Cross Roads that is located in Ripley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Paulding County community of Cross Roads.
- Illinois
- Johnson County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Cross Roads [Johnson County].
- Kentucky
- Carter County
- This Cross Roads is located in Carter County and lies 138 miles [222.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Cross Roads that is located in Ripley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carter County community of Cross Roads.
- Louisiana
- Red River Parish
- This Cross Roads is located in Red River Parish and lies 669 miles [1,076.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Cross Roads that is located in Ripley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Red River Parish community of Cross Roads.
- Maryland
- Charles County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Cross Roads [Charles County].
- Mississippi
- Noxubee County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Cross Roads [Noxubee County].
- Rankin County
- This Cross Roads is located in Rankin County and lies 547 miles [880.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Cross Roads that is located in Ripley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rankin County community of Cross Roads.
- Tishomingo County
- This Cross Roads is located in Tishomingo County and lies 343 miles [552 km] to the south southwest of the Cross Roads that is located in Ripley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tishomingo County community of Cross Roads.
- Missouri
- Dade County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Dade County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dade County community of Cross Roads.
- Douglas County
- This Cross Roads is located in Douglas County and lies 446 miles [717.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Cross Roads that is located in Ripley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Cross Roads.
- Ozark County
- This Cross Roads is located in Ozark County and lies 418 miles [672.7 km] to the west southwest of the Cross Roads that is located in Ripley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ozark County community of Cross Roads.
- Saint Francois County
- This Cross Roads is located in Saint Francois County and lies 292 miles [469.9 km] to the west southwest of the Cross Roads that is located in Ripley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Francois County community of Cross Roads.
- Stone County
- This Cross Roads is located in Stone County and lies 481 miles [774.1 km] to the west southwest of the Cross Roads that is located in Ripley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stone County community of Cross Roads.
- New Brunswick
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Brunswick community of Cross Roads.
- New York
- Cayuga County
- This Cross Roads is located in Cayuga County and lies 509 miles [819.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cross Roads that is located in Ripley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cayuga County community of Cross Roads.
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Cross Roads lies 1,674 miles [2,694 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cross Roads that is located in Ripley County.
- Nova Scotia
- This Cross Roads lies 1,142 miles [1,837.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cross Roads that is located in Ripley County.
- Oklahoma
- Hughes County
- This Cross Roads is located in Hughes County and lies 673 miles [1,083.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Cross Roads that is located in Ripley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hughes County community of Cross Roads.
- Pennsylvania
- York County
- This Cross Roads is located in York County and lies 463 miles [745.1 km]<1> to the east of the Cross Roads that is located in Ripley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Cross Roads.
- Prince Edward Island
- This Cross Roads lies 1,216 miles [1,957 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cross Roads that is located in Ripley County.
- South Carolina
- Oconee County
- This Cross Roads is located in Oconee County and lies 346 miles [556.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Cross Roads that is located in Ripley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Cross Roads.
- Richland County
- This Cross Roads is located in Richland County and lies 427 miles [687.2 km] to the south southeast of the Cross Roads that is located in Ripley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Cross Roads.
- Tennessee
- Cannon County
- This Cross Roads is located in Cannon County and lies 240 miles [386.2 km]<1> to the south of the Cross Roads that is located in Ripley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cannon County community of Cross Roads.
- Carroll County
- This Cross Roads is located in Carroll County and lies 287 miles [461.9 km] to the southwest of the Cross Roads that is located in Ripley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Cross Roads.
- DeKalb County
- This Cross Roads is located in DeKalb County and lies 231 miles [371.8 km] to the south of the Cross Roads that is located in Ripley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Cross Roads.
- Dyer County
- This Cross Roads is located in Dyer County and lies 323 miles [519.8 km] to the southwest of the Cross Roads that is located in Ripley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dyer County community of Cross Roads.
- Macon County
- This Cross Roads is located in Macon County and lies 190 miles [305.8 km] to the south southwest of the Cross Roads that is located in Ripley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Cross Roads.
- Stewart County
- This Cross Roads is located in Stewart County and lies 246 miles [395.9 km] to the southwest of the Cross Roads that is located in Ripley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stewart County community of Cross Roads.
- Warren County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Cross Roads [Warren County].
- Texas
- Cherokee County
- This Cross Roads is located in Cherokee County and lies 764 miles [1,229.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Cross Roads that is located in Ripley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Cross Roads.
- Comanche County
- This Cross Roads is located in Comanche County and lies 775 miles [1,247.2 km] to the west southwest of the Cross Roads that is located in Ripley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Comanche County community of Cross Roads.
- Denton County
- This Cross Roads is located in Denton County and lies 774 miles [1,245.6 km] to the west southwest of the Cross Roads that is located in Ripley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Denton County community of Cross Roads.
- Fisher County
- This Cross Roads is located in Fisher County and lies 960 miles [1,545 km] to the west southwest of the Cross Roads that is located in Ripley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fisher County community of Cross Roads.
- Henderson County
- This Cross Roads is located in Henderson County and lies 780 miles [1,255.3 km] to the southwest of the Cross Roads that is located in Ripley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Cross Roads.
- Leon County
- This Cross Roads is located in Leon County and lies 825 miles [1,327.7 km] to the southwest of the Cross Roads that is located in Ripley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leon County community of Cross Roads.
- Madison County
- This Cross Roads is located in Madison County and lies 825 miles [1,327.7 km] to the southwest of the Cross Roads that is located in Ripley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Cross Roads.
- Navarro County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Navarro County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Navarro County community of Cross Roads.
- Rusk County
- This Cross Roads is located in Rusk County and lies 717 miles [1,153.9 km] to the southwest of the Cross Roads that is located in Ripley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rusk County community of Cross Roads.
- Virginia
- Franklin County
- This Cross Roads is located in Franklin County and lies 324 miles [521.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Cross Roads that is located in Ripley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Cross Roads.
- Halifax County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Cross Roads [Halifax County].
- Russell County
- This Cross Roads is located in Russell County and lies 237 miles [381.4 km] to the southeast of the Cross Roads that is located in Ripley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Russell County community of Cross Roads.
- Shenandoah County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Cross Roads [Shenandoah County].
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cross Roads ...
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.
- Ballstown
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Delaware
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Delaware is located in Ripley County
- Huntersville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Huntersville is located in Franklin County
- Lookout
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Lookout is located in Ripley County
- Mechanicsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Mechanicsburg is located in Decatur County
- Napoleon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Napoleon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
- Napoleon is located in Ripley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Napoleon <5>
- Peppertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peppertown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppertown
- Peppertown is located in Franklin County
- Prattsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prattsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsburg
- Prattsburg is located in Ripley County
- Slabtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Spades
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Stumptown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
- Stumptown is located in Parke County
How Far From Cross Roads 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 Cross Roads to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cross Roads and extending to:
- Versailles, which is the Seat of Ripley County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Cross Roads to Versailles, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 59 miles [95 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 440 miles [708.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,215 miles [10,002.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,941 miles [11,170.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,818 miles [7,753.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cross Roads. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Ripley County: www.ripleycounty.com/
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cross Roads) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cross Roads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2795, Longitude: -85.2416 In this case, the coordinates for Cross Roads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Cross Roads could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cross Roads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Cross Roads to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.892 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.197 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.183 degrees. |