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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 Roswell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Roswell 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 Roswell:
- 34.021742, -84.361712
- 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 Roswell
- 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 Fulton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- Since Roswell is near Cobb County and also DeKalb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cobb County
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb 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 Roswell
Communities Also Named Roswell ...
We found nine communities that are also named Roswell.
There is one other community in Georgia that is also named Roswell.
Beyond Georgia, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Georgia ...
- Cobb County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Roswell [Cobb County].
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Blount County
- This Roswell is located in Blount County and lies 124 miles [199.6 km]<2> to the west of the Roswell that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Roswell.
- Colorado
- El Paso County
- This Roswell is located in El Paso County and lies 1,181 miles [1,900.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Roswell that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Paso County community of Roswell.
- Idaho
- Canyon County
- This Roswell is located in Canyon County and lies 1,861 miles [2,995 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Roswell that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Canyon County community of Roswell.
- Missouri
- Crawford County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Roswell [Crawford County].
- New Mexico
- Chaves County
- This Roswell is located in Chaves County and lies 1,157 miles [1,862 km]<2> to the west of the Roswell that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chaves County community of Roswell.
- Ohio
- Tuscarawas County
- This Roswell is located in Tuscarawas County and lies 475 miles [764.4 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Roswell that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscarawas County community of Roswell.
- South Dakota
- Miner County
- This Roswell is located in Miner County and lies 991 miles [1,594.9 km]<2> to the northwest of the Roswell that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miner County community of Roswell.
- Texas
- Bosque County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Roswell [Bosque County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Roswell ...
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.
- Boulder Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Boulder Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Creek
- Chimney Lakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Chimney Lakes is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Lakes
- Coventry Downs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Coventry Downs is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Downs
- Crabapple
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Crabapple is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabapple
- Forest Brook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Brook is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Brook
- Glenforest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glenforest is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenforest
- Greenway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greenway is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Heartwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Heartwood is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartwood
- Hedgerow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hedgerow is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgerow
- Heritage Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Heritage Glen is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Glen
- Horseshoe Bend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Horseshoe Bend is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Bend
- Jett Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jett Ferry is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jett Ferry
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Lake Colony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Colony is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Colony
- Lake Villas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Villas is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Villas
- Martins Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Martins Ferry is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Ferry
- Mountain Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mountain Creek is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
- Oak Chase
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Oak Chase is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Chase
- Plantation Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Plantation Place is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Place
- Redfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Redfield is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Riversong
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Riversong is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riversong
- Seven Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Springs is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
- Sweet Apple Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sweet Apple Crossing is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Apple Crossing
- Waterfront
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Waterfront is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfront
- Wildwood Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wildwood Springs is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Springs
How Far From Roswell 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 city such as Roswell to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Roswell and extending to:
- Atlanta, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Roswell to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over 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.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 18 miles [29 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 527 miles [848.1 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 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,425 miles [10,340 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,129 miles [11,473 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,007 miles [8,058 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Roswell 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Roswell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Roswell 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 Roswell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0217, Longitude: -84.3617 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.249 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.711 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.21 degrees. |
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