Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rossville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rossville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Rossville
- 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 Rossville:
- 40.379240, -87.668969
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Rossville
- 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 Vermilion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Vermilion County
- Since Rossville is near Warren County and also Iroquois County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Warren County
- eBird sighting report for Iroquois 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Rossville ...
We found twenty communities that share the name Rossville.
Within Illinois, the name Rossville is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty communities, eighteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Crawford County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Rossville [Crawford County].
- Shawnee County
- This Rossville is located in Shawnee County and lies 447 miles [719.4 km]<1> to the west of the Rossville that is located in Vermilion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shawnee County community of Rossville.
- Manitoba
- This Rossville lies 1,050 miles [1,689.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Rossville that is located in Vermilion County.
- Maryland
- Missouri
- New Brunswick
- This Rossville lies 1,094 miles [1,760.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rossville that is located in Vermilion County.
- New York
- Orange County
- This Rossville is located in Orange County and lies 713 miles [1,147.5 km]<1> to the east of the Rossville that is located in Vermilion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Rossville.
- Richmond County
- This Rossville is located in Richmond County and lies 706 miles [1,136.2 km] to the east of the Rossville that is located in Vermilion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Rossville.
- Ohio
- Butler County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Rossville [Butler County].
- Knox County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Knox County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Rossville.
- Miami County
- This Rossville is located in Miami County and lies 181 miles [291.3 km]<1> to the east of the Rossville that is located in Vermilion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami County community of Rossville.
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Fayette County
- This Rossville is located in Fayette County and lies 382 miles [614.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Rossville that is located in Vermilion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Rossville.
- Hamilton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Rossville [Hamilton County].
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rossville ...
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.
- Blue Grass ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Grass have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Grass
- Blue Grass is located in Vermilion County
- Fountain Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Creek
- Fountain Creek is located in Iroquois County
- Goodwine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwine
- Goodwine is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodwine <5>
- Gray Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Handy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Heaton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Hustle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Jamesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Judyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Sycamore Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Corner
- Sycamore Corner is located in Warren County (IN)
How Far From Rossville 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 village such as Rossville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rossville and extending to:
- Danville, which is the Seat of Vermilion County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Rossville to Danville, with an average speed<6> 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.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 112 miles [180.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 574 miles [923.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,256 miles [10,068.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,991 miles [11,250.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,871 miles [7,839.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rossville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Vermilion County: www.co.vermilion.il.us/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rossville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rossville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3792, Longitude: -87.6690 |
| <2> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Rossville 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. |
| <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 Rossville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Rossville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.458 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.145 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.008 degrees. |