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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Roba, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Roba and the surrounding area.
- 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 Roba:
- 32.244036, -85.594115
- 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 Roba
- 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 Macon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Macon County
- Since Roba is near Bullock County and also Russell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bullock County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Russell 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 Roba
Curious and Interesting Names Near Roba ...
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.
- Boromville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Boromville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boromville
- Cotton Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Valley is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Valley
- Creek Stand
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Creek Stand is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Stand
- Downs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Downs is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
- Hurtsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hurtsboro is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
- Peachburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Peachburg is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachburg
- Three Notch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Three Notch is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Notch
- Union Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Warriorstand
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Warriorstand is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warriorstand
How Far From Roba 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 Roba to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Roba and extending to:
- Tuskegee, which is the Seat of Macon County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Roba to Tuskegee, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 42 miles [67.6 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 664 miles [1,068.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,561 miles [10,558.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,261 miles [11,685.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,140 miles [8,272 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Roba) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Roba to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Roba. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2440, Longitude: -85.5941 In this case, the coordinates for Roba have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.88 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.19 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.095 degrees. |
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