Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Roesville:
  • 38.997891, -75.528257
  • 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 Roesville

• 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 Kent County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kent County
  • Since Roesville is near Sussex County and also Caroline County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline 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 Roesville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Roesville ...

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.

• Chimney Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Chimney Hill is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Hill
• Frederica
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Frederica is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederica
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 859 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederica <1>
• Hidden Pond
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Hidden Pond is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Pond
• Melvins
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Melvins is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvins
• Melvins Crossroads
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Melvins Crossroads is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvins Crossroads
• Otters Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Otters Run is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otters Run
• Paris Woods
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Paris Woods is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Woods
• Plymouth
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Plymouth is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
• Riverview
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Riverview is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
• Scrap Tavern Crossroads
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Scrap Tavern Crossroads is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrap Tavern Crossroads
• Viola Woods
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Viola Woods is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola Woods
• Wooden Bridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Wooden Bridge is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooden Bridge

How Far From Roesville 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 Roesville to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Dover, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Roesville to Dover, with an average speed<3> 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.
• Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 11 miles [17.7 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 81 miles [130.4 km] to the west (W). 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 shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,829 miles [9,380.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,531 miles [10,510.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,409 miles [7,095.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'