Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Rossland City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rossland City and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Rossland City

• 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 Rossland City:
  • 33.679832, -87.781406
  • 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 Rossland City

• 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
  • Since Rossland City is near Tuscaloosa County and also Lamar County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscaloosa County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lamar 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 Rossland City

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rossland City ...

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.

• Berry
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Berry is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,086 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berry <1>
• Blooming Grove
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Blooming Grove is located in Lamar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
• Bluff
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Bluff is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
• Bobo
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Bobo is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
• Cedar Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Cedar Hill is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
• Crossville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Crossville is located in Lamar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossville
• Fowlers Crossroads
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Fowlers Crossroads is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlers Crossroads
• Gumbud
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Gumbud is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumbud
• Jerusalem
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jerusalem is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
• Kennedy
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Kennedy is located in Lamar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
• Kingville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Kingville is located in Lamar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingville
• Pea Ridge
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Pea Ridge is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge

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

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

• Fayette, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies just to the West.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 124 miles [199.6 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Rossland City to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 697 miles [1,121.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,584 miles [10,595.9 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 5,172 miles [8,323.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'