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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, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Romulus 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:
    • 33.147621, -87.751956
    • 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
  • 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 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

Communities Also Named Romulus ...

We found four communities that are also named Romulus.

Within Alabama, the name Romulus is unique.

Beyond Alabama, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Michigan
      • Wayne County
      • This Romulus is located in Wayne County and lies 670 miles [1,078.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Romulus that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Romulus.
    • New York
      • Seneca County
      • This Romulus is located in Seneca County and lies 889 miles [1,430.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Romulus that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Seneca County community of Romulus.
    • Oklahoma
      • Pottawatomie County
      • This Romulus is located in Pottawatomie County and lies 541 miles [870.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Romulus that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pottawatomie County community of Romulus.
    • Wisconsin
      • Lincoln County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Romulus [Lincoln County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Romulus ...

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
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Coker is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 953 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coker <3>
  • 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 northeast)
    • Forest Green is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Green
  • Forest Green Park
    (6 miles [9.7 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
  • Jena
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jena is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
  • Mountainbrook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Mountainbrook is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainbrook
  • Pine Circle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Pine Circle is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Circle
  • Pioneer
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Pioneer is located in Pickens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
  • Ralph
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Royal Pines
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Royal Pines is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Pines
  • Sanders Ferry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Sanders Ferry is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Ferry

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Romulus and extending to:

  • Tuscaloosa, which is the Seat of Tuscaloosa County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Romulus to Tuscaloosa, with an average speed<4> 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 99 miles [159.3 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<5> 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).<6>
  • 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).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,195 miles [8,360.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Romulus) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Romulus could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 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. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1476, Longitude: -87.7520       In this case, the coordinates for Romulus have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.225 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.871 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.755 degrees.