Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Cromwell Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cromwell Crossroads and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Cromwell 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 Cromwell Crossroads:
  • 35.136748, -87.828361
  • 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 Cromwell 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
  • Since Cromwell Crossroads is near Lauderdale County and also Hardin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lauderdale County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hardin 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 Cromwell Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cromwell 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.

• Crossroads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Crossroads is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
• Cyclone ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Cyclone is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
• Cypress Inn
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Cypress Inn is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Inn
• Dart
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Dart is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dart
• Geneva
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Geneva is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
• Green River ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Green River is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
• Martins Mills
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Martins Mills is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Mills
• Murphy Cross Roads
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Murphy Cross Roads is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Cross Roads
• Ransom Stand
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Ransom Stand is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom Stand
• Sage ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sage is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage
• Star ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Star is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
• Victory ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Victory is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
• Woodlawn
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Woodlawn is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

How Far From Cromwell Crossroads to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Cromwell Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Cromwell Crossroads and extending to:

• Waynesboro, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cromwell Crossroads to Waynesboro, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 92 miles [148.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 648 miles [1,042.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,516 miles [10,486.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,234 miles [11,642 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,109 miles [8,222.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'