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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 Rosedale Courts, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rosedale Courts 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 Rosedale Courts:
- 33.186786, -87.552228
- 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 Rosedale Courts
- 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 Rosedale Courts is near Hale County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hale County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Rosedale Courts
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rosedale Courts ...
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.
- Cedar Crest
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cedar Crest is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest
- Cedar Knoll
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cedar Knoll is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Knoll
- Cherry Dale
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cherry Dale is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Dale
- Cloverdale
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cloverdale is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Dearing Place
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dearing Place is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearing Place
- Fairway Drive
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fairway Drive is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Drive
- Fernridge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fernridge is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernridge
- Forest Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Forest Lake is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
- Green Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Green Valley is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Hickory Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hickory Forest is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Forest
- Hillcrest
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hillcrest is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Lincoln Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lincoln Park is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Meadow Lawn
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Meadow Lawn is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lawn
- Meadowbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Meadowbrook is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Rosedale
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rosedale is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- South Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- South Park is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
- Springbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Springbrook is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
- University
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- University is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
- University Lane
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- University Lane is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Lane
- University Place
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- University Place is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place
How Far From Rosedale Courts 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 Rosedale Courts to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Rosedale Courts and extending to:
- Tuscaloosa, which is the Seat of Tuscaloosa County, lies just to the North.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Rosedale Courts to Montgomery, with an average speed<2>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 6 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 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 6,598 miles [10,618.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,308 miles [11,761.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,184 miles [8,342.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Rosedale Courts) 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 Rosedale Courts 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 Rosedale Courts. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1868, Longitude: -87.5522 In this case, the coordinates for Rosedale Courts have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.107 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.739 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.667 degrees. |
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