Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Old Roach:
  • 40.924420, -106.117239
  • 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 Old Roach

• 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 Larimer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Larimer County
  • Since Old Roach is near Jackson County and also Albany County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Albany 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 Old Roach

Curious and Interesting Names Near Old Roach ...

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.

• Deerwood
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Deerwood is located in Albany County (WY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
• Foxpark
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Foxpark is located in Albany County (WY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxpark
• Harmony
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Harmony is located in Albany County (WY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• Higho
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Higho is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higho
• Jays Roost
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jays Roost is located in Carbon County (WY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jays Roost
• Keystone
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Keystone is located in Albany County (WY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
  • Keystone has also been known as:
  • Douglas Creek
• Kings Canyon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Kings Canyon is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Canyon
• Mountain Home
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mountain Home is located in Albany County (WY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
• Pearl ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Pearl is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
• Reds Place
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Reds Place is located in Larimer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reds Place
• Woods Landing
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Woods Landing is located in Albany County (WY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Landing

How Far From Old Roach 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 community such as Old Roach to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Fort Collins, which is the Seat of Larimer County, lies 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Old Roach to Fort Collins, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 100 miles [160.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,539 miles [2,476.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 61 days and walking would take 88 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,836 miles [11,001.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,601 miles [12,232.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,544 miles [8,922.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'