Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Roachtown:
  • 38.463107, -90.040940
  • 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 Roachtown

• 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 Saint Clair County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Clair County
  • Since Roachtown is near Monroe County and also Saint Louis City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Louis City

• 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 Roachtown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Roachtown ...

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.

• Crest Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Crest Hill is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest Hill
• Crossroads
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Crossroads is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
• Dutch Hollow
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Dutch Hollow is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Hollow
• Falling Spring
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Falling Spring is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
• Floraville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Floraville is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floraville
• Freeburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Freeburg is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,223 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeburg <1>
• French Village
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • French Village is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Village
• Golden Gardens
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Golden Gardens is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Gardens
• Hilltop
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Hilltop is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
• Royal Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Royal Heights is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Heights
• Signal Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Signal Hill is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Hill
• Union Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Union Hill is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Roachtown and extending to:

• Belleville, which is the Seat of Saint Clair County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Roachtown to Springfield, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 701 miles [1,128.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,439 miles [10,362.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,173 miles [11,543.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,053 miles [8,132 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'