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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 Roxana, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Roxana 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 Roxana:
- 32.687103, -85.669121
- 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 Roxana
- 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 Lee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
- Since Roxana is near Tallapoosa County and also Chambers County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tallapoosa County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chambers 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 Roxana
Communities Also Named Roxana ...
We found ten communities that are also named Roxana.
There are two communities within Alabama that are also named Roxana.
Beyond Alabama, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Chambers 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 Roxana [Chambers County].
- Montgomery County
- This Roxana is located in Montgomery County and lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<2> to the southwest of the Roxana that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Roxana.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- Sussex County
- This Roxana is located in Sussex County and lies 712 miles [1,145.9 km]<2> to the northeast of the Roxana that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Roxana.
- Georgia
- Paulding County
- This Roxana is located in Paulding County and lies 104 miles [167.4 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Roxana that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Paulding County community of Roxana.
- Illinois
- Madison County
- This Roxana is located in Madison County and lies 491 miles [790.2 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Roxana that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Roxana.
- Kentucky
- Letcher County
- This Roxana is located in Letcher County and lies 342 miles [550.4 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Roxana that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Letcher County community of Roxana.
- Louisiana
- Rapides Parish
- This Roxana is located in Rapides Parish and lies 401 miles [645.3 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Roxana that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rapides Parish community of Roxana.
- Michigan
- Eaton 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 Michigan community of Roxana [Eaton County].
- North Carolina
- Randolph County
- This Roxana is located in Randolph County and lies 394 miles [634.1 km]<2> to the northeast of the Roxana that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Roxana.
- Oklahoma
- Logan County
- This Roxana is located in Logan County and lies 721 miles [1,160.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Roxana that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Roxana.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Roxana ...
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.
- Erie ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Erie is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Gold Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gold Hill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- James
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- James is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Jamesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jamesville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
- Jones Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Mill is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Mill
- Liberty City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty City is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- Mary
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mary is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary
- Ponders
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ponders is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponders
- Reeltown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ridge Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ridge Grove is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Grove
- Slaughters ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Still Waters
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Still Waters is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Waters
- Walnut Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Walnut Hill is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
How Far From Roxana 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 Roxana to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Roxana and extending to:
- Opelika, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Roxana to Opelika, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 42 miles [67.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 645 miles [1,038 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,543 miles [10,529.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,245 miles [11,659.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,123 miles [8,244.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Roxana 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Roxana) 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 Roxana 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 Roxana. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6871, Longitude: -85.6691 In this case, the coordinates for Roxana have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.951 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.335 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.028 degrees. |
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