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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 Plaza, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Roebuck Plaza 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 Plaza:
- 33.587604, -86.659988
- 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 Plaza
- 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 Plaza 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 Plaza
Curious and Interesting Names Near Roebuck Plaza ...
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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Airport Highlands is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Highlands
- Arrowhead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Arrowhead is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Battleground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Battleground is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battleground
- Center Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Chalkville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Chalkville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalkville
- Dale ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dale is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Five Points East
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Five Points East is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points East
- Gate City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gate City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate City
- 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)
- Liberty Highlands
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Liberty Highlands is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Highlands
- Marks Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marks Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks Village
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- 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 south)
- Mountain Forest is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Forest
- Queenstown
(2 miles [3.2 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 south)
- Rock Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Ridge
- Roper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Roper is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Rose Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Saddlebrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Saddlebrook is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddlebrook
- Sun Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sun Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Trotwood Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Trotwood Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotwood Park
- Zion City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Zion City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion City
How Far From Roebuck Plaza 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 Roebuck Plaza 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 Plaza and extending to:
- Birmingham, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Roebuck Plaza to Birmingham, with an average speed<3> 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 86 miles [138.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 648 miles [1,042.9 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 6,542 miles [10,528.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,251 miles [11,669.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,127 miles [8,251.1 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 from Point A (ie- Roebuck Plaza) 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 Plaza 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 Plaza. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5876, Longitude: -86.6600 In this case, the coordinates for Roebuck Plaza have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.595 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.203 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.225 degrees. |
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