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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 Rocky Branch, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rocky Branch and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Rocky Branch:
    • 33.324005, -85.395228
    • 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 Rocky Branch
  • 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 Randolph County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
    • Since Rocky Branch is near Heard County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Heard County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Rocky Branch

Communities Also Named Rocky Branch ...

We found four communities that are also named Rocky Branch.

Within Alabama, the name Rocky Branch is unique.

Beyond Alabama, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Louisiana
      • Union Parish
      • This Rocky Branch is located in Union Parish and lies 396 miles [637.3 km]<1> to the west of the Rocky Branch that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union Parish community of Rocky Branch.
    • Mississippi
      • Lamar County
      • This Rocky Branch is located in Lamar County and lies 283 miles [455.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rocky Branch that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lamar County community of Rocky Branch.
    • Tennessee
      • Blount County
      • This Rocky Branch is located in Blount County and lies 188 miles [302.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Rocky Branch that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Rocky Branch.
    • Texas
      • Morris County
      • This Rocky Branch is located in Morris County and lies 537 miles [864.2 km]<1> to the west of the Rocky Branch that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morris County community of Rocky Branch.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rocky Branch ...

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.

  • Big Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Big Springs is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
  • Cavers Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Cavers Grove is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavers Grove
  • Cornhouse
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Cornhouse is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornhouse
  • Hawk
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Hawk is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk
  • High Shoals
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • High Shoals is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
  • Liberty Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Liberty Grove is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
  • Mason
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Mason is located in Heard County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
  • Mount Pleasant
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Napoleon
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Napoleon is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
  • Peace
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Peace is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace
  • Providence
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Providence is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
  • Red Oak
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Red Oak is located in Heard County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
  • Rockdale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Rockdale is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
  • Union
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Union is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

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

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

  • Wedowee, which is the Seat of Randolph County, lies just to the West.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Rocky Branch to Montgomery, with an average speed<2>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 5 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 604 miles [972 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,501 miles [10,462.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,205 miles [11,595.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,083 miles [8,180.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rocky Branch) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Rocky Branch 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 Rocky Branch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3240, Longitude: -85.3952       In this case, the coordinates for Rocky Branch have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.826 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.279 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.781 degrees.