Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Rothas, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rothas and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Rothas

• 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 Rothas:
  • 43.887406, -113.536406
  • 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 Rothas

• 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 Custer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Custer County
  • Since Rothas is near Butte County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Butte 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 Rothas

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rothas ...

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.

• Antelope ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Antelope is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
• Chilly
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Chilly is located in Custer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilly
• Cliff ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Cliff is located in Custer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff
• Clyde
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Clyde is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
• Era
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Era is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Era
• Grouse
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Grouse is located in Custer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grouse
• Leslie
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Leslie is located in Custer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
• Lost River
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Lost River is located in Custer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost River
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 68 people

How Far From Rothas 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 Rothas to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Rothas and extending to:

• Challis, which is the Seat of Custer County, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rothas to Challis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
• Boise, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 134 miles [215.7 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,905 miles [3,065.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 75 days and walking would take 109 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,845 miles [11,016 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,614 miles [12,253.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,627 miles [9,055.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'