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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 Romulus Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Romulus Acres 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 Romulus Acres:
- 33.136232, -87.745567
- 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 Romulus Acres
- 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 Tuscaloosa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscaloosa County
- Since Romulus Acres is near Greene County and also Pickens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pickens 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 Romulus Acres
Curious and Interesting Names Near Romulus Acres ...
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.
- Coker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fairlawn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fairlawn is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
- Forest Green
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Forest Green is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Green
- Forest Green Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Forest Green Park is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Green Park
- Gardendale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gardendale is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardendale
- Greenview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greenview is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenview
- Hays Court
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hays Court is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Court
- Jena
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jena is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
- Kings Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Ferry is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Ferry
- Lincoln Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Park is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Mountainbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mountainbrook is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainbrook
- Pine Circle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Circle is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Circle
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Pioneer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pioneer is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Ralph
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Royal Pines
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Royal Pines is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Pines
- Sanders Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sanders Ferry is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Ferry
- Snow Terrace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Snow Terrace is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Terrace
How Far From Romulus Acres 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 Romulus Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Romulus Acres and extending to:
- Tuscaloosa, which is the Seat of Tuscaloosa County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Romulus Acres to Tuscaloosa, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 98 miles [157.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 717 miles [1,153.9 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,609 miles [10,636.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,319 miles [11,778.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,195 miles [8,360.5 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' (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- Romulus Acres) 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 Romulus Acres 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 Romulus Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1362, Longitude: -87.7456 In this case, the coordinates for Romulus Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.22 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.864 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.755 degrees. |
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