Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Roy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Roy and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Roy
- 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 Roy:
- 42.363805, -112.831097
- 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 Roy
- 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 Power County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Power County
- Since Roy is near Oneida County and also Cassia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Oneida County
- eBird sighting report for Cassia 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 Roy ...
We found 24 communities that share the name Roy.
Within Idaho, the name Roy is unique.
Beyond Idaho, we know of another 24 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 24 communities, 22 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Mississippi County
- This Roy is located in Mississippi County and lies 1,299 miles [2,090.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Roy that is located in Power County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi County community of Roy.
- Pike County
- This Roy is located in Pike County and lies 1,184 miles [1,905.5 km] to the east southeast of the Roy that is located in Power County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Roy.
- British Columbia
- This Roy lies 823 miles [1,324.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Roy that is located in Power County.
- Colorado
- Florida
- Flagler County
- This Roy is located in Flagler County and lies 1,944 miles [3,128.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Roy that is located in Power County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Flagler County community of Roy.
- Saint Johns 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 Florida community of Roy [Saint Johns County].
- Georgia
- Bibb 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 Georgia community of Roy [Bibb County].
- Gilmer County
- This Roy is located in Gilmer County and lies 1,619 miles [2,605.5 km]<1> to the east of the Roy that is located in Power County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gilmer County community of Roy.
- Kansas
- Louisiana
- Bienville Parish
- This Roy is located in Bienville Parish and lies 1,283 miles [2,064.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Roy that is located in Power County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bienville Parish community of Roy.
- Natchitoches Parish
- 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 Louisiana community of Roy [Natchitoches Parish].
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- New Brunswick
- This Roy lies 2,350 miles [3,782 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Roy that is located in Power County.
- New Mexico
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Butler 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 Pennsylvania community of Roy [Butler County].
- York 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 Pennsylvania community of Roy [York County].
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Washington
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Roy ...
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.
- Black Pine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Pine
- Black Pine is located in Oneida County
- Cedarhill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Dairy Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dairy Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dairy Creek
- Dairy Creek is located in Oneida County
- Daniels
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east) - Ireland Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ireland Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland Springs
- Ireland Springs is located in Oneida County
- Juniper
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Nelson ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast) - Rockland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Rockland is located in Power County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockland <4>
- Roy Summit
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roy Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy Summit
- Roy Summit is located in Oneida County
- Sublett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublett
- Sublett is located in Cassia County
How Far From Roy 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 Roy to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Roy and extending to:
- American Falls, which is the Seat of Power County, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Roy to American Falls, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Boise City, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 190 miles [305.8 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,876 miles [3,019.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 74 days and walking would take 107 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,923 miles [11,141.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,692 miles [12,379.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,689 miles [9,155.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Roy. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Power County: www.co.power.id.us/
The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Roy) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Roy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3638, Longitude: -112.8311 In this case, the coordinates for Roy 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 Roy 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> | 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 Roy 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 332.809 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 332.662 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.197 degrees. |