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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Crossland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crossland and the surrounding area.
- 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 Crossland:
- 36.500612, -88.380320
- 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 Crossland
- 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 Calloway County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calloway County
- Since Crossland is near Henry County and also Graves County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Graves 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 Crossland
Communities Also Named Crossland ...
We found four communities that are also named Crossland.
Within Kentucky, the name Crossland is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Chariton County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Chariton County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chariton County community of Crossland.
- Ontario
- This Crossland lies 709 miles [1,141 km]<2> to the northeast of the Crossland that is located in Calloway County.
- Pennsylvania
- Fayette County
- This Crossland is located in Fayette County and lies 534 miles [859.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Crossland that is located in Calloway County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Crossland.
- Tennessee
- Henry County
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Crossland.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Crossland ...
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.
- Bell City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bell City is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Five Points
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Five Points is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Foundry Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Foundry Hill is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundry Hill
- Harris Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Harris Grove is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove
- Hazel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jones Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Mill is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Mill
- Lynn Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lynn Grove is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Grove
- Mount Pleasant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Murray
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Crossland 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 Crossland to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Crossland and extending to:
- Murray, which is the Seat of Calloway County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 225 miles [362.1 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Crossland to Frankfort, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 640 miles [1,030 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,472 miles [10,415.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,196 miles [11,580.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,071 miles [8,161 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Crossland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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- Crossland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Crossland to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Crossland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5006, Longitude: -88.3803 In this case, the coordinates for Crossland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.811 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.009 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.306 degrees. |
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