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

When in Roles Inn of America, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Roles Inn of America and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Roles Inn of America:
    • 33.544763, -112.167653
    • 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 Roles Inn of America
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Roles Inn of America ...

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.

  • Cartwright
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cartwright have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
    • Cartwright is located in Maricopa County
  • Cheyenne Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheyenne Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheyenne Village
    • Cheyenne Village is located in Maricopa County
  • College Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
    • College Park is located in Maricopa County
  • Cottonwood Ranch
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Ranch
    • Cottonwood Ranch is located in Maricopa County
  • Deer Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
    • Deer Creek is located in Maricopa County
  • Fox Glen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Glen
    • Fox Glen is located in Maricopa County
  • Indian Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
    • Indian Springs is located in Maricopa County
  • Maryvale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maryvale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryvale
    • Maryvale is located in Maricopa County
  • Mountain View Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Meadows
    • Mountain View Meadows is located in Maricopa County
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    • Quail Lane
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Lane
      • Quail Lane is located in Maricopa County
    • Shadow Hills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadow Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Hills
      • Shadow Hills is located in Maricopa County
    • Three Fountains
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Fountains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Fountains
      • Three Fountains is located in Maricopa County
    • Village Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Park
      • Village Park is located in Maricopa County
    • Weedville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weedville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedville
      • Weedville is located in Maricopa County
    • Windmill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windmill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windmill
      • Windmill is located in Maricopa County

How Far From Roles Inn of America 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 Roles Inn of America to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Roles Inn of America and extending to:

  • Phoenix, which is the Seat of Maricopa County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies just to the southeast (SE).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,978 miles [3,183.3 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Roles Inn of America to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 113 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 78 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,444 miles [11,980 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,209 miles [13,211.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,148 miles [9,894.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Roles Inn of America. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Maricopa County: www.maricopa.gov/

The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Roles Inn of America) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Roles Inn of America. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5448, Longitude: -112.1677       In this case, the coordinates for Roles Inn of America have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Roles Inn of America to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.248 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 330.048 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.224 degrees.









 

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