Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Crossroads Store, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crossroads Store and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Crossroads Store
- 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 Crossroads Store:
- 37.189496, -92.392664
- 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 Crossroads Store
- 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 Wright County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wright County
- Since Crossroads Store is near Texas County and also Douglas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Texas County
- eBird sighting report for Douglas 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 Crossroads Store ...
We found one communities that share the name Crossroads Store.
Within Missouri, the name Crossroads Store is unique.
Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Crossroads Store in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- Rockbridge County
- This Crossroads Store is located in Rockbridge County and lies 716 miles [1,152.3 km]<1> to the east of the Crossroads Store that is located in Wright County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockbridge County community of Crossroads Store.
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Crossroads Store ...
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.
- Antler ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Filer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Fowler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Goodville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Gravel Point ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravel Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Point
- Gravel Point is located in Texas County
- Green Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain
- Green Mountain is located in Wright County
- Hartville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartville
- Hartville is located in Wright County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 618 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartville <3>
- Mountain Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Mountain Grove is located in Wright County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,705 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Grove <3>
- Rail
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Umpire
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
How Far From Crossroads Store 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 Crossroads Store to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Crossroads Store and extending to:
- Hartville, which is the Seat of Wright County, lies just to the Northwest.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 842 miles [1,355.1 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Crossroads Store to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 48 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,591 miles [10,607.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,327 miles [11,791.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,207 miles [8,379.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Crossroads Store. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Crossroads Store) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Crossroads Store. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1895, Longitude: -92.3927 In this case, the coordinates for Crossroads Store have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Crossroads Store to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.442 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.142 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.979 degrees. |