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43.720823, -112.128220
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We found 39 communities that share the name Roberts.
Within Idaho, the name Roberts is unique.
Beyond Idaho, we know of another 39 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 39 communities, 38 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Escambia County
This Roberts is located in Escambia County and lies 1,626 miles [2,616.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Roberts that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Escambia County community of Roberts.
Arkansas
Arkansas County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Roberts [Arkansas County].
Miller County
This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Roberts [Miller County].
California
Shasta County
This community is historic<2> and although located in Shasta County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shasta County community of Roberts.
Colorado
Larimer County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Roberts [Larimer County].
Florida
Escambia County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Roberts [Escambia County].
Hillsborough County
This Roberts is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,978 miles [3,183.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Roberts that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Roberts.
Georgia
Jones County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Roberts [Jones County].
Illinois
Ford County
This Roberts is located in Ford County and lies 1,239 miles [1,994 km]<1> to the east of the Roberts that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ford County community of Roberts.
Indiana
Fountain County
This Roberts is located in Fountain County and lies 1,299 miles [2,090.5 km]<1> to the east of the Roberts that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fountain County community of Roberts.
Iowa
Webster County
This Roberts is located in Webster County and lies 908 miles [1,461.3 km]<1> to the east of the Roberts that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster County community of Roberts.
Kansas
Barton County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Roberts [Barton County].
Russell County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Roberts [Russell County].
Maine
Aroostook County
This Roberts is located in Aroostook County and lies 2,129 miles [3,426.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Roberts that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of Roberts.
Maryland
Allegany County
This Roberts is located in Allegany County and lies 1,729 miles [2,782.6 km]<1> to the east of the Roberts that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Roberts.
Queen Anne's County
This Roberts is located in Queen Anne's County and lies 1,886 miles [3,035.2 km] to the east of the Roberts that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queen Anne's County community of Roberts.
Massachusetts
Middlesex County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Roberts [Middlesex County].
Michigan
Alger County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Roberts [Alger County].
Minnesota
Otter Tail County
This Roberts is located in Otter Tail County and lies 796 miles [1,281 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Roberts that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otter Tail County community of Roberts.
Mississippi
Newton County
This Roberts is located in Newton County and lies 1,469 miles [2,364.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Roberts that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Roberts.
Montana
Carbon County
This Roberts is located in Carbon County and lies 184 miles [296.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Roberts that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carbon County community of Roberts.
New Jersey
Middlesex County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Roberts [Middlesex County].
New Mexico
Eddy County
This community is historic<2> and although located in Eddy County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eddy County community of Roberts.
Ohio
Jefferson County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Roberts [Jefferson County].
Madison County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Roberts [Madison County].
Muskingum County
This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Roberts [Muskingum County].
Ontario
This Roberts lies 1,459 miles [2,348 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Roberts that is located in Jefferson County.
Oregon
Crook County
This Roberts is located in Crook County and lies 426 miles [685.6 km]<1> to the west of the Roberts that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crook County community of Roberts.
Linn County
This Roberts is located in Linn County and lies 515 miles [828.8 km] to the west of the Roberts that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Roberts.
Marion County
This Roberts is located in Marion County and lies 547 miles [880.3 km] to the west northwest of the Roberts that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Roberts.
Pennsylvania
Chester County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Roberts [Chester County].
Somerset County
This Roberts is located in Somerset County and lies 1,707 miles [2,747.2 km]<1> to the east of the Roberts that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Roberts.
South Carolina
Anderson County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Roberts [Anderson County].
Tennessee
Madison County
This Roberts is located in Madison County and lies 1,342 miles [2,159.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Roberts that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Roberts.
Putnam County
This Roberts is located in Putnam County and lies 1,487 miles [2,393.1 km] to the east southeast of the Roberts that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Roberts.
Texas
Hunt County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Roberts [Hunt County].
West Virginia
Barbour County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Roberts [Barbour County].
Doddridge County
This Roberts is located in Doddridge County and lies 1,642 miles [2,642.5 km]<1> to the east of the Roberts that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Doddridge County community of Roberts.
Wisconsin
Saint Croix County
This Roberts is located in Saint Croix County and lies 968 miles [1,557.8 km]<1> to the east of the Roberts that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Croix County community of Roberts.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Roberts ...
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.
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 city such as Roberts to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Roberts and extending to:
Rigby, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Roberts to Rigby, with an average speed<6> 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.
Boise City, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 203 miles [326.7 km] to the west (W). 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 1,836 miles [2,954.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 72 days and walking would take 105 days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,823 miles [10,980.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,592 miles [12,218.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,593 miles [9,001.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
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 from Point A (ie- Roberts) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Roberts. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7208, Longitude: -112.1282 In this case, the coordinates for Roberts have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
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 Roberts, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>
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 Roberts 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.
<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 Roberts 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 332.358 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 332.247 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.654 degrees.