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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 Roebuck Forest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Roebuck Forest 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 Roebuck Forest:
- 33.583159, -86.681377
- 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 Roebuck Forest
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Roebuck Forest is near Blount County and also Saint Clair County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Blount County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Clair 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 Roebuck Forest
Curious and Interesting Names Near Roebuck Forest ...
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.
- Airport Highlands
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Airport Highlands is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Highlands
- Battleground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Battleground is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battleground
- Center Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cherokee Bend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cherokee Bend is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Bend
- Dale ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dale is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Five Points East
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Five Points East is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points East
- Gate City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gate City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate City
- Holiday Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Holiday Gardens is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Gardens
- Hunters Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hunters Hill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Hill
- Irondale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kingsway Terrace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kingsway Terrace is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway Terrace
- Larkwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Larkwood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkwood
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Liberty Highlands
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Highlands is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Highlands
- Marks Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marks Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks Village
- Moore Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Moore Corner is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Corner
- Mountain Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Forest is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Forest
- Queenstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Queenstown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Rock Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Ridge
- Rose Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Hill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Saddlebrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Saddlebrook is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddlebrook
- Spring Garden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Garden is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Sun Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sun Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Trotwood Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Trotwood Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotwood Park
- Woodlawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Zion City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Zion City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion City
How Far From Roebuck Forest 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 Roebuck Forest to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Roebuck Forest and extending to:
- Birmingham, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Roebuck Forest to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>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 649 miles [1,044.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,543 miles [10,529.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,252 miles [11,671 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,128 miles [8,252.7 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Roebuck Forest) 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 Roebuck Forest 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 Roebuck Forest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5832, Longitude: -86.6814 In this case, the coordinates for Roebuck Forest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.608 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.217 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.234 degrees. |
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