Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Head:
  • 31.568221, -85.768552
  • 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 Head

• 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 Dale County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dale County
  • Since Rocky Head is near Pike County and also Coffee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pike County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Coffee 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 Head

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rocky Head ...

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.

• Chestnut Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Chestnut Grove is located in Coffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
• Dill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Dill is located in Dale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dill
• Elamville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Elamville is located in Barbour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamville
• Green Ridge
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Green Ridge is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
• Hillcrest
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Hillcrest is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• Java
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Java is located in Coffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
• Marley Mill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Marley Mill is located in Dale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marley Mill
• Pleasant Hill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Dale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Tabernacle
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Tabernacle is located in Coffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
• Windmill Hills
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Windmill Hills is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windmill Hills

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

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

• Ozark, which is the Seat of Dale County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Rocky Head to Ozark, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 63 miles [101.4 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 705 miles [1,134.6 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,600 miles [10,621.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,297 miles [11,743.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,178 miles [8,333.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'