Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Roach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Roach and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for 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 Roach:
- 30.111322, -83.724597
- 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 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 Taylor County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Taylor County
- Since Roach is near Jefferson County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- eBird sighting report for Madison 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Roach ...
We found ten communities that share the name Roach.
There is one other community in Florida which is also named Roach.
Beyond Florida, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Florida ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- Furnas 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 Roach [Furnas County].
- Scotts Bluff County
- This Roach is located in Scotts Bluff County and lies 1,390 miles [2,237 km]<1> to the northwest of the Roach that is located in Taylor County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scotts Bluff County community of Roach.
- Nevada
- New Brunswick
- This Roach lies 1,405 miles [2,261.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Roach that is located in Taylor County.
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near 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.
- Buckville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckville
- Buckville is located in Lafayette County
- Cabbage Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cabbage Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabbage Grove
- Cabbage Grove is located in Taylor County
- Cody
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest) - Day
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
- Day is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Day <5>
- Ebb
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Fish Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fish Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek
- Fish Creek is located in Taylor County
- Greenville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <5>
- Hopewell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast) - Limestone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest) - Pinland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Plum Orchard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Orchard
- Plum Orchard is located in Wakulla County
- Reams
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north) - Shady Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Grove is located in Taylor County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shady Grove <5>
How Far From Roach 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 Roach to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Roach and extending to:
- Perry, which is the Seat of Taylor County, lies just to the East.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Roach to Tallahassee, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 715 miles [1,150.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,578 miles [10,586.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,262 miles [11,687.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,150 miles [8,288.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Roach. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Taylor County: www.tcfl-libinfo.com/
The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Roach) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Roach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.1113, Longitude: -83.7246 In this case, the coordinates for Roach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Roach 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 Roach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Roach to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.673 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.50 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.864 degrees. |