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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 Roeton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Roeton 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 Roeton:
- 31.597573, -85.834859
- 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 Roeton
- 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 Coffee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Coffee County
- Since Roeton is near Pike County and also Dale 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 Dale 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 Roeton
Curious and Interesting Names Near Roeton ...
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.
- Baltic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Baltic is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltic
- Chestnut Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Chestnut Grove is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
- Elamville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Green Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Green Ridge is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Hillcrest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hillcrest is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Jack
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Java
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Marley Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Marley Mill is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marley Mill
- Rocky Head
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Head is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Head
- Tabernacle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Tabernacle is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Windmill Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Windmill Hills is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windmill Hills
How Far From Roeton 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 Roeton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Roeton and extending to:
- Elba, which is the Seat of Coffee County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Roeton to Elba, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 60 miles [96.6 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 706 miles [1,136.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,601 miles [10,623.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,299 miles [11,746.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,179 miles [8,334.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Roeton) 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 Roeton 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 Roeton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5976, Longitude: -85.8349 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.976 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.212 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.321 degrees. |
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