Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Roosevelt, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Roosevelt and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Roosevelt
- 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 Roosevelt:
- 34.703140, -84.550486
- 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 Roosevelt
- 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 Gilmer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Gilmer County
- Since Roosevelt is near Murray County and also Pickens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Murray County
- eBird sighting report for Pickens 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 Roosevelt ...
We found 29 communities that share the name Roosevelt.
Within Georgia, the name Roosevelt is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another 29 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Idaho
- Roosevelt #
- This community is historichttp://www.waymarking.com/wm/search.aspx?f=1&lat=34.703140&lon=-84.550486&t=6 and we have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for Roosevelt.
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Montana
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Kimble County
- This Roosevelt is located in Kimble County and lies 946 miles [1,522.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Roosevelt that is located in Gilmer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kimble County community of Roosevelt.
- Lubbock County
- This Roosevelt is located in Lubbock County and lies 980 miles [1,577.2 km] to the west of the Roosevelt that is located in Gilmer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lubbock County community of Roosevelt.
- San Patricio County
- This Roosevelt is located in San Patricio County and lies 888 miles [1,429.1 km] to the west southwest of the Roosevelt that is located in Gilmer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Patricio County community of Roosevelt.
- Utah
- Washington
- King County
- This Roosevelt is located in King County and lies 2,130 miles [3,427.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Roosevelt that is located in Gilmer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Roosevelt.
- Klickitat County
- This Roosevelt is located in Klickitat County and lies 2,008 miles [3,231.6 km] to the northwest of the Roosevelt that is located in Gilmer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Klickitat County community of Roosevelt.
- Snohomish County
- This Roosevelt is located in Snohomish County and lies 2,119 miles [3,410.2 km] to the northwest of the Roosevelt that is located in Gilmer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Snohomish County community of Roosevelt.
- Whatcom County
- This Roosevelt is located in Whatcom County and lies 2,151 miles [3,461.7 km] to the northwest of the Roosevelt that is located in Gilmer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whatcom County community of Roosevelt.
- Wisconsin
- Oneida County
- This Roosevelt is located in Oneida County and lies 797 miles [1,282.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Roosevelt that is located in Gilmer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Roosevelt.
- Shawano 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 Wisconsin community of Roosevelt [Shawano County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Roosevelt ...
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.
- Chopped Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chopped Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chopped Oak
- Chopped Oak is located in Gilmer County
- Dennis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Elders
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Flat Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Branch
- Flat Branch is located in Gilmer County
- Jones Mill ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Mill
- Jones Mill is located in Gilmer County
- Mountaintown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountaintown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountaintown
- Mountaintown is located in Gilmer County
- Pleasant Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Gilmer County
- Ratcliff ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Roundtop
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Town Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Town Creek is located in Gilmer County
- Turniptown ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turniptown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turniptown
- Turniptown is located in Gilmer County
How Far From Roosevelt 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 Roosevelt to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Roosevelt and extending to:
- Ellijay, which is the Seat of Gilmer County, lies just to the East.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Roosevelt to Atlanta, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 506 miles [814.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,401 miles [10,301.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,109 miles [11,440.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,985 miles [8,022.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Roosevelt. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Roosevelt) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Roosevelt. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7031, Longitude: -84.5505 In this case, the coordinates for Roosevelt 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 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 Roosevelt 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 Roosevelt, 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 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 Roosevelt 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 312.386 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.965 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.118 degrees. |