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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 Ross Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ross Heights 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 Ross Heights:
- 31.219342, -85.428822
- 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 Ross Heights
- 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 Houston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Houston County
- Since Ross Heights is near Dale County and also Geneva County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dale County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Geneva 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 Ross Heights
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ross Heights ...
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.
- Chickasaw Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Chickasaw Heights is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw Heights
- Clark Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clark Crossroads is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Crossroads
- Cottondale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cottondale is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottondale
- Green Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Green Acres is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Griffin Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Griffin Heights is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Heights
- Jones Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jones Crossroads is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
- Melody Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Melody Heights is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Heights
- Parish
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Peach Tree Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Peach Tree Hills is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Tree Hills
- Peterman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Peterman is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterman
- Rock Creek Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rock Creek Park is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Park
- Shady Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Shady Heights is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Heights
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Silver Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Silver Meadows is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Meadows
- Stadium Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Stadium Place is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stadium Place
- Tabernacle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tabernacle is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Whispering Pines
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Whispering Pines is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
How Far From Ross Heights 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 Ross Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ross Heights and extending to:
- Dothan, which is the Seat of Houston County, lies just to the East.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Ross Heights 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 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 710 miles [1,142.6 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 6,602 miles [10,624.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,296 miles [11,741.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,178 miles [8,333.2 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 '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- Ross Heights) 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 Ross Heights 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 Ross Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.2193, Longitude: -85.4288 In this case, the coordinates for Ross Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.714 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.857 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.246 degrees. |
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