Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rosewood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rosewood and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Rosewood
- 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 Rosewood:
- 33.201507, -87.516116
- 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 Rosewood
- 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 Tuscaloosa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Tuscaloosa County
- Since Rosewood is near Hale County and also Bibb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hale County
- eBird sighting report for Bibb 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 Rosewood ...
We found 28 communities that share the name Rosewood.
Within Alabama, the name Rosewood is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another 28 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 28 communities, 27 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Humboldt County
- This Rosewood is located in Humboldt County and lies 2,071 miles [3,333 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rosewood that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humboldt County community of Rosewood.
- Tehama County
- This Rosewood is located in Tehama County and lies 1,985 miles [3,194.5 km] to the west northwest of the Rosewood that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tehama County community of Rosewood.
- Florida
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Jefferson 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 Illinois community of Rosewood [Jefferson County].
- Madison 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 Illinois community of Rosewood [Madison County].
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Manitoba
- This Rosewood lies 1,234 miles [1,985.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Rosewood that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- Maryland
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- North Carolina
- Orange County
- This Rosewood is located in Orange County and lies 516 miles [830.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rosewood that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Rosewood.
- Pasquotank County
- This Rosewood is located in Pasquotank County and lies 675 miles [1,086.3 km] to the east northeast of the Rosewood that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pasquotank County community of Rosewood.
- Wayne County
- This Rosewood is located in Wayne County and lies 559 miles [899.6 km] to the east northeast of the Rosewood that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Rosewood.
- Ohio
- Oregon
- South Carolina
- Horry County
- This Rosewood is located in Horry County and lies 492 miles [791.8 km]<1> to the east of the Rosewood that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Rosewood.
- Orangeburg County
- This Rosewood is located in Orangeburg County and lies 387 miles [622.8 km] to the east of the Rosewood that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orangeburg County community of Rosewood.
- Richland County
- This Rosewood is located in Richland County and lies 378 miles [608.3 km] to the east of the Rosewood that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Rosewood.
- Spartanburg County
- This Rosewood is located in Spartanburg County and lies 344 miles [553.6 km] to the east northeast of the Rosewood that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Rosewood.
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Washington
- Wisconsin
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rosewood ...
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.
- Box Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Box Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Springs
- Box Springs is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Cedar Crest
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest
- Cedar Crest is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Cedar Knoll
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Knoll have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Knoll
- Cedar Knoll is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Cherokee Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
- Cherokee Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Cherry Dale
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Dale
- Cherry Dale is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Cherrywood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherrywood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
- Cherrywood is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Cloverdale
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cloverdale is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Coventry
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Covey Chase
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covey Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covey Chase
- Covey Chase is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Dearing Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dearing Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearing Place
- Dearing Place is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Echo Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Elm Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Continue List (32 more) ...
- Fairway Drive
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairway Drive have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Drive
- Fairway Drive is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Forest Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
- Forest Lake is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Fox Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Green Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Green Grove is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Guilds Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guilds Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilds Woods
- Guilds Woods is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Hickory Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Forest
- Hickory Forest is located in Tuscaloosa County
- High Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Forest
- High Forest is located in Tuscaloosa County
- High Point
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- High Point is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Hillcrest
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Hillswood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Indian Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Indian Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Kennedy Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedy Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Park
- Kennedy Park is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Lake Shore
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
- Lake Shore is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Lakeview
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Lynn Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynn Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Haven
- Lynn Haven is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Meadow Lawn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Lawn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lawn
- Meadow Lawn is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Meadowbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Meadowbrook is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Riverchase
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverchase have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverchase
- Riverchase is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Riverview
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Rollingwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rollingwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
- Rollingwood is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Rosedale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Rosedale Courts
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosedale Courts have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Courts
- Rosedale Courts is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Skyland Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skyland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyland Park
- Skyland Park is located in Tuscaloosa County
- South Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
- South Park is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Springbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
- Springbrook is located in Tuscaloosa County
- University
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for University. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
- University is located in Tuscaloosa County
- University Lane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Lane
- University Lane is located in Tuscaloosa County
- University Place
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place
- University Place is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Warrior Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrior Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior Heights
- Warrior Heights is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Woodland Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
- Woodland Park is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Woodland Pines
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Pines
- Woodland Pines is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Woodland Terrace
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Terrace
- Woodland Terrace is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Fairway Drive
How Far From Rosewood 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 Rosewood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rosewood and extending to:
- Tuscaloosa, which is the Seat of Tuscaloosa County, lies just to the West.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Rosewood to Montgomery, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 704 miles [1,133 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,596 miles [10,615.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,306 miles [11,757.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,182 miles [8,339.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rosewood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Tuscaloosa County: www.co.tuscaloosa.al.us/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rosewood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rosewood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2015, Longitude: -87.5161 In this case, the coordinates for Rosewood 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Rosewood 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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Rosewood to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.086 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.717 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.649 degrees. |