Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Rendalia

• 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 Rendalia:
  • 33.317917, -86.157646
  • 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 Rendalia

• 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 Talladega County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Talladega County
  • Since Rendalia is near Clay County and also Shelby County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby 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 Rendalia

Communities Also Named Rendalia ...

We found one communities that are also named Rendalia.

Within Alabama, the name Rendalia is unique.

Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Rendalia in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • California
    • Los Angeles County
    • This Rendalia is located in Los Angeles County and lies 1,831 miles [2,946.7 km]<1> to the west of the Rendalia that is located in Talladega County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Rendalia.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rendalia ...

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.

• Alpine
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Alpine is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpine <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Alpine
  • From Rendalia to Alpine
• Chambers Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Chambers Springs is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Springs
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Chambers Springs
  • From Rendalia to Chambers Springs
• Fair Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Fair Park is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Park
• Hatchet Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hatchet Creek is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchet Creek
• Papertown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Papertown is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Papertown
• Plantersville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Plantersville is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
• Risers
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Risers is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risers
• Thornhill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Thornhill is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
• Waldo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Waldo is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
• Winterboro
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Winterboro is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterboro

How Far From Rendalia 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 Rendalia to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rendalia and extending to:

• Talladega, which is the Seat of Talladega County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Rendalia to Montgomery, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 637 miles [1,025.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,534 miles [10,515.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,240 miles [11,651.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,117 miles [8,235 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'