Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Rossboro:
  • 35.175081, -87.259738
  • 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 Rossboro

• 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
  • Since Rossboro is near Giles County and also Lauderdale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Giles County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lauderdale 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 Rossboro

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rossboro ...

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.

• Center Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Center Point is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
• Crossroads
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Crossroads is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
• Fall River
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Fall River is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
• Gum Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Gum Springs is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
• Hickory Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hickory Heights is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Heights
• Hood Lake
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hood Lake is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood Lake
• Idaho
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Idaho is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaho
• Mars Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Mars Hill is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
• Meadowview
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Meadowview is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
• Pleasant Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Point is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point
• Seven ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Seven is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven
• Shady Grove ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Shady Grove is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Springers Station
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Springers Station is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springers Station
• Union Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Union Hill is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Rossboro and extending to:

• Lawrenceburg, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 73 miles [117.5 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Rossboro to Nashville, 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 5 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 618 miles [994.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,491 miles [10,446.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,207 miles [11,598.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,083 miles [8,180.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'