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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 Roosevelt - Cairo Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Roosevelt - Cairo Village and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Roosevelt - Cairo Village
  • 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 Roosevelt - Cairo Village:
    • 33.446219, -86.918325
    • 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 Roosevelt - Cairo Village
  • 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 Roosevelt - Cairo Village is near Shelby County and also Tuscaloosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscaloosa 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 Roosevelt - Cairo Village

Curious and Interesting Names Near Roosevelt - Cairo Village ...

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.

  • Bush
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Bush is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
  • Crescent Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Crescent Heights is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Heights
  • Dolomite
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Falls Junction
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Falls Junction is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Junction
  • Garywood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Garywood is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garywood
  • Glenview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Glenview is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
  • Gordon Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Gordon Heights is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Heights
  • Green Acres
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Green Acres is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Hillman
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Hillman is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
  • Hillman Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Hillman Gardens is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman Gardens
  • Hillman Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Hillman Park is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman Park
  • Industrial City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Industrial City is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industrial City
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Ivanhoe
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Ivanhoe is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
    • Jones Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jones Valley is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Valley
    • Martins
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Martins is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins
    • Park Courts
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Park Courts is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Courts
    • Pauls Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Pauls Hill is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls Hill
    • Walnut Grove
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Walnut Grove is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove

How Far From Roosevelt - Cairo Village 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 Roosevelt - Cairo Village to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Roosevelt - Cairo Village and extending to:

  • Birmingham, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 82 miles [132 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Roosevelt - Cairo Village 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 666 miles [1,071.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,560 miles [10,557.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,268 miles [11,696.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,145 miles [8,280.1 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Roosevelt - Cairo Village) 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 Roosevelt - Cairo Village 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 Roosevelt - Cairo Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4462, Longitude: -86.9183       In this case, the coordinates for Roosevelt - Cairo Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.742 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.353 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.359 degrees.