Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Roan, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Roan and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Roan
- 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 Roan:
- 28.553056, -81.682297
- 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 Roan
- 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 Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lake County
- Since Roan is near Orange County and also Seminole County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Orange County
- eBird sighting report for Seminole 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 Roan ...
We found four communities that share the name Roan.
Within Florida, the name Roan is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Louisiana
- Minnesota
- Pennsylvania
Curious and Interesting Names Near Roan ...
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.
- Castle Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Hill
- Castle Hill is located in Lake County
- Ferndale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Ferndale is located in Lake County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferndale <4>
- Minneola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneola
- Minneola is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,973 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minneola <4>
- Mohawk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Orange Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Mountain
- Orange Mountain is located in Lake County
- Skytop
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Waits Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waits Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waits Junction
- Waits Junction is located in Lake County
- Winter Garden
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Garden
- Winter Garden is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46,646 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winter Garden <4>
How Far From Roan 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 Roan to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Roan and extending to:
- Tavares, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Roan to Tavares, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 203 miles [326.7 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 762 miles [1,226.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,556 miles [10,550.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,225 miles [11,627.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,124 miles [8,246.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Roan. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lake County: www.lakegovernment.com/
The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Roan 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. |
| <2> | 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- Roan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Roan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.5531, Longitude: -81.6823 In this case, the coordinates for Roan have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Roan to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.462 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.885 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.516 degrees. |