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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 Roanoke, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Roanoke 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 Roanoke:
- 33.151415, -85.372338
- 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 Roanoke
- 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 Randolph County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
- Since Roanoke is near Chambers County and also Heard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chambers County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Heard 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 Roanoke
Communities Also Named Roanoke ...
We found twenty communities that are also named Roanoke.
Within Alabama, the name Roanoke is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of twenty communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Roanoke is located in Hillsborough County and lies 394 miles [634.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Roanoke that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Roanoke.
- Georgia
- Ben Hill 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 Georgia community of Roanoke [Ben Hill County].
- Stewart County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Roanoke [Stewart County].
- Illinois
- Woodford County
- This Roanoke is located in Woodford County and lies 568 miles [914.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Roanoke that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Woodford County community of Roanoke.
- Indiana
- Huntington County
- This Roanoke is located in Huntington County and lies 539 miles [867.4 km]<1> to the north of the Roanoke that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huntington County community of Roanoke.
- Kansas
- 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 Kansas community of Roanoke [Hamilton County].
- Meade County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Roanoke [Meade County].
- Stanton County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Stanton County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stanton County community of Roanoke.
- Kentucky
- Larue County
- This Roanoke is located in Larue County and lies 313 miles [503.7 km]<1> to the north of the Roanoke that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Larue County community of Roanoke.
- Louisiana
- Jefferson Davis Parish
- This Roanoke is located in Jefferson Davis Parish and lies 477 miles [767.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Roanoke that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson Davis Parish community of Roanoke.
- Missouri
- Howard County
- This Roanoke is located in Howard County and lies 588 miles [946.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Roanoke that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Roanoke.
- Nebraska
- Douglas 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 Nebraska community of Roanoke [Douglas County].
- New Mexico
- Chaves County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Chaves County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chaves County community of Roanoke.
- New York
- Genesee County
- This Roanoke is located in Genesee County and lies 783 miles [1,260.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Roanoke that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Genesee County community of Roanoke.
- South Carolina
- Pickens 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 South Carolina community of Roanoke [Pickens County].
- South Dakota
- Faulk 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 South Dakota community of Roanoke [Faulk County].
- Texas
- Denton County
- This Roanoke is located in Denton County and lies 685 miles [1,102.4 km]<1> to the west of the Roanoke that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Denton County community of Roanoke.
- Virginia
- Roanoke City
- This Roanoke is located in Roanoke City and lies 417 miles [671.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Roanoke that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke City community of Roanoke.
- Washington
- King County
- This Roanoke is located in King County and lies 2,153 miles [3,464.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Roanoke that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Roanoke.
- West Virginia
- Lewis County
- This Roanoke is located in Lewis County and lies 483 miles [777.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Roanoke that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Roanoke.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Roanoke ...
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.
- Bacon Level
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bacon Level is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Level
- Blake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Blake is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- Clackville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cornhouse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cornhouse is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornhouse
- Doublehead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Friendship
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Friendship is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- High Pine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- High Pine is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Pine
- High Shoals
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lee Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lee Crossroads is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Crossroads
- Lime
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lime is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime
- Red Level
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
How Far From Roanoke 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 city such as Roanoke to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Roanoke and extending to:
- Wedowee, which is the Seat of Randolph County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Roanoke to Wedowee, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 75 miles [120.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 611 miles [983.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,509 miles [10,475.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,212 miles [11,606.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,090 miles [8,191.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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- Roanoke) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 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 Roanoke 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 Roanoke, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Roanoke 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 Roanoke. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1514, Longitude: -85.3723 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.804 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.228 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.811 degrees. |
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