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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 Rosemary, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rosemary and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Rosemary:
    • 32.351528, -86.239411
    • 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 Rosemary
  • 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
    • Since Rosemary is near Elmore County and also Autauga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Elmore County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Autauga 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 Rosemary

Communities Also Named Rosemary ...

We found nine communities that are also named Rosemary.

There are two communities within Alabama that are also named Rosemary.

Beyond Alabama, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Alabama ...
    • Cleburne County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Rosemary [Cleburne County].
    • Hale County
      • This Rosemary is located in Hale County and lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Rosemary that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hale County community of Rosemary.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • This Rosemary lies 1,825 miles [2,937.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Rosemary that is located in Montgomery County.
    • California
      • Santa Barbara County
      • This Rosemary is located in Santa Barbara County and lies 1,961 miles [3,155.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Rosemary that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Barbara County community of Rosemary.
    • Maine
      • York County
      • This Rosemary is located in York County and lies 1,122 miles [1,805.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Rosemary that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Rosemary.
    • Mississippi
      • Hinds County
      • This Rosemary is located in Hinds County and lies 235 miles [378.2 km]<2> to the west of the Rosemary that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hinds County community of Rosemary.
    • North Carolina
      • Halifax County
      • This Rosemary is located in Halifax County and lies 563 miles [906.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Rosemary that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Halifax County community of Rosemary.
    • Ohio
      • Belmont County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Belmont County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Belmont County community of Rosemary.
    • South Carolina
      • Barnwell County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Rosemary [Barnwell County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rosemary ...

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.

  • Cloverdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Cloverdale is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Cloverland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Cloverland is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
  • Cross Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cross Creek is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
  • Executive Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Executive Park is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Executive Park
  • Gay Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Gay Meadows is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Meadows
  • Georgetown
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Georgetown is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Green Acres
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Green Acres is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Grove Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Grove Hill is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
  • Halcyon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Halcyon is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halcyon
  • Hillcrest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hillcrest is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Hunters Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Hunters Point is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Point
  • Johnstown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Johnstown is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • King Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • King Hill is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Hill
    • Lakeview Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Lakeview Heights is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
    • Landmarks
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Landmarks is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmarks
    • Lynndale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Lynndale is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynndale
    • Morningview
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Morningview is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningview
    • Regency Forest
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Regency Forest is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Forest
    • Regency Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Regency Park is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Park
    • Spring Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Spring Park is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Park
    • Spring Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Spring Valley is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Sunshine Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Sunshine Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Village
    • Timbers
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Timbers is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbers
    • Valley Whispers
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Valley Whispers is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Whispers
    • Wildwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Wildwood is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
    • Young Place
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Young Place is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Place

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

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

  • Montgomery, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies just to the west northwest (WNW).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 685 miles [1,102.4 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Rosemary to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 39 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 27 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,583 miles [10,594.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,285 miles [11,724.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,164 miles [8,310.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Rosemary 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.
<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- Rosemary) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Rosemary, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Rosemary 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 Rosemary. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3515, Longitude: -86.2394       In this case, the coordinates for Rosemary have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.265 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.651 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.32 degrees.