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:
- 37.665886, -90.246786
- 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 Saint Francois County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Francois County
- Since Cross Roads is near Sainte Genevieve County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sainte Genevieve County
- eBird sighting report for Madison 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 are four communities within Missouri that are also named Cross Roads.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another 52 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 52 communities, 52 are located in the United States and five are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Missouri ...
- Dade County
- This community is historic<1> 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 153 miles [246.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Cross Roads that is located in Saint Francois 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 126 miles [202.8 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Cross Roads that is located in Saint Francois County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ozark County community of Cross Roads.
- Stone County
- This Cross Roads is located in Stone County and lies 189 miles [304.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Cross Roads that is located in Saint Francois County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stone County community of Cross Roads.
- Dade County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Clarke County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> 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<1> 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 300 miles [482.8 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Cross Roads that is located in Saint Francois 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 266 miles [428.1 km] to the south southwest of the Cross Roads that is located in Saint Francois 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 287 miles [461.9 km] to the southwest of the Cross Roads that is located in Saint Francois 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 351 miles [564.9 km] to the southwest of the Cross Roads that is located in Saint Francois 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.<3> 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 230 miles [370.1 km] to the west southwest of the Cross Roads that is located in Saint Francois 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 228 miles [366.9 km] to the south southwest of the Cross Roads that is located in Saint Francois 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 324 miles [521.4 km] to the south southwest of the Cross Roads that is located in Saint Francois 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 1,357 miles [2,183.9 km]<2> to the west of the Cross Roads that is located in Saint Francois 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 462 miles [743.5 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Cross Roads that is located in Saint Francois 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 397 miles [638.9 km] to the southeast of the Cross Roads that is located in Saint Francois County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Paulding County community of Cross Roads.
- Illinois
- Johnson County
- This community is historic<1> 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].
- Indiana
- Delaware County
- This Cross Roads is located in Delaware County and lies 305 miles [490.8 km]<2> to the northeast of the Cross Roads that is located in Saint Francois County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Cross Roads.
- Ripley County
- This Cross Roads is located in Ripley County and lies 292 miles [469.9 km] to the east northeast of the Cross Roads that is located in Saint Francois County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ripley County community of Cross Roads.
- Kentucky
- Carter County
- This Cross Roads is located in Carter County and lies 399 miles [642.1 km]<2> to the east of the Cross Roads that is located in Saint Francois 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 418 miles [672.7 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Cross Roads that is located in Saint Francois 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.<3> 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<1> 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 375 miles [603.5 km]<2> to the south of the Cross Roads that is located in Saint Francois 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 219 miles [352.4 km] to the south southeast of the Cross Roads that is located in Saint Francois County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tishomingo County community of Cross Roads.
- New Brunswick
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> 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 798 miles [1,284.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Cross Roads that is located in Saint Francois County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cayuga County community of Cross Roads.
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Cross Roads lies 1,963 miles [3,159.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Cross Roads that is located in Saint Francois County.
- Nova Scotia
- This Cross Roads lies 1,433 miles [2,306.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Cross Roads that is located in Saint Francois County.
- Oklahoma
- Hughes County
- This Cross Roads is located in Hughes County and lies 380 miles [611.6 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Cross Roads that is located in Saint Francois 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 750 miles [1,207 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Cross Roads that is located in Saint Francois County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Cross Roads.
- Prince Edward Island
- This Cross Roads lies 1,505 miles [2,422.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Cross Roads that is located in Saint Francois County.
- South Carolina
- Oconee County
- This Cross Roads is located in Oconee County and lies 457 miles [735.5 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Cross Roads that is located in Saint Francois 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 569 miles [915.7 km] to the east southeast of the Cross Roads that is located in Saint Francois 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 269 miles [432.9 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Cross Roads that is located in Saint Francois 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 160 miles [257.5 km] to the southeast of the Cross Roads that is located in Saint Francois 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 269 miles [432.9 km] to the east southeast of the Cross Roads that is located in Saint Francois 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 132 miles [212.4 km] to the south southeast of the Cross Roads that is located in Saint Francois 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 236 miles [379.8 km] to the east southeast of the Cross Roads that is located in Saint Francois 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 161 miles [259.1 km] to the southeast of the Cross Roads that is located in Saint Francois 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.<3> 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 501 miles [806.3 km]<2> to the southwest of the Cross Roads that is located in Saint Francois 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 487 miles [783.8 km] to the southwest of the Cross Roads that is located in Saint Francois 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 487 miles [783.8 km] to the southwest of the Cross Roads that is located in Saint Francois 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 668 miles [1,075 km] to the west southwest of the Cross Roads that is located in Saint Francois 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 505 miles [812.7 km] to the southwest of the Cross Roads that is located in Saint Francois 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 557 miles [896.4 km] to the southwest of the Cross Roads that is located in Saint Francois 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 557 miles [896.4 km] to the southwest of the Cross Roads that is located in Saint Francois County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Cross Roads.
- Navarro County
- This community is historic<1> 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 449 miles [722.6 km] to the southwest of the Cross Roads that is located in Saint Francois 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 560 miles [901.2 km]<2> to the east of the Cross Roads that is located in Saint Francois 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.<3> 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 448 miles [721 km] to the east of the Cross Roads that is located in Saint Francois 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.
- Catherine Place
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catherine Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine Place
- Catherine Place is located in Madison County
- Chestnut Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Clearwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clearwater. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
- Clearwater is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Cobalt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobalt
- Cobalt is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Cornwall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Junction City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Junction City is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
- Knob Lick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
- Knob Lick is located in Saint Francois County
- Libertyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Libertyville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Libertyville is located in Saint Francois County
- Oak Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Pickel ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
How Far From Cross Roads to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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:
- Farmington, which is the Seat of Saint Francois County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cross Roads to Farmington, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 720 miles [1,158.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,486 miles [10,438.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,219 miles [11,617.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,097 miles [8,202.8 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 State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
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 Cross Roads, 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- 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: 37.6659, Longitude: -90.2468 In this case, the coordinates for Cross Roads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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> | 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. |
| <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 316.063 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.612 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.887 degrees. |