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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 Roe, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Roe 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 Roe:
- 38.537764, -107.944787
- 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 Roe
- 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 Montrose County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montrose County
- Since Roe is near Delta County and also Ouray County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Delta County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ouray 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 Roe
Communities Also Named Roe ...
We found four communities that are also named Roe.
Within Colorado, the name Roe is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Monroe County
- This Roe is located in Monroe County and lies 955 miles [1,536.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Roe that is located in Montrose County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Roe.
- Maryland
- Queen Anne's County
- This Roe is located in Queen Anne's County and lies 1,714 miles [2,758.4 km]<1> to the east of the Roe that is located in Montrose County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queen Anne's County community of Roe.
- North Carolina
- Carteret County
- This Roe is located in Carteret County and lies 1,758 miles [2,829.2 km]<1> to the east of the Roe that is located in Montrose County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carteret County community of Roe.
- Tennessee
- Hamblen County
- This Roe is located in Hamblen County and lies 1,358 miles [2,185.5 km]<1> to the east of the Roe that is located in Montrose County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamblen County community of Roe.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Roe ...
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.
- Cedar Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cedar Creek is located in Montrose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Delta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Escalante
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Escalante is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escalante
- Frost
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Frost is located in Montrose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Huff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Huff is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Keyhole
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Keyhole is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyhole
- Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Montrose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Pea Green Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pea Green Corner is located in Montrose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Green Corner
- Read
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Read is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Read
- Rogers Mesa
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rogers Mesa is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Mesa
How Far From Roe 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 Roe to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Roe and extending to:
- Montrose, which is the Seat of Montrose County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 178 miles [286.5 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Roe to Denver, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,657 miles [2,666.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 65 days and walking would take 95 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,028 miles [11,310.5 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 7,792 miles [12,540 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,732 miles [9,224.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Roe) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Roe 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 Roe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5378, Longitude: -107.9448 In this case, the coordinates for Roe have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 328.639 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 327.401 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.702 degrees. |
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