Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rochester, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rochester and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Rochester
- 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 Rochester:
- 38.345602, -87.828085
- 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 Rochester
- 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 Wabash County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wabash County
- Since Rochester is near Gibson County and also Edwards County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Gibson County
- eBird sighting report for Edwards 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 Rochester ...
We found 32 communities that share the name Rochester.
There is one other community in Illinois which is also named Rochester.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another 31 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 31 communities, 31 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Illinois ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Rochester lies 1,631 miles [2,624.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Rochester that is located in Wabash County.
- California
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Anderson 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 Kansas community of Rochester [Anderson County].
- Atchison 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 Rochester [Atchison County].
- Cloud 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 Rochester [Cloud County].
- Meade 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 Rochester [Meade County].
- Neosho 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 Rochester [Neosho County].
- Shawnee 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 Rochester [Shawnee County].
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Montana
- Deer Lodge 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 Montana community of Rochester [Deer Lodge County].
- Madison County
- This Rochester is located in Madison County and lies 1,355 miles [2,180.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rochester that is located in Wabash County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Rochester.
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Champaign County
- This Rochester is located in Champaign County and lies 350 miles [563.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Rochester that is located in Wabash County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Champaign County community of Rochester.
- Coshocton County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Coshocton County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coshocton County community of Rochester.
- Lorain County
- This Rochester is located in Lorain County and lies 350 miles [563.3 km] to the northeast of the Rochester that is located in Wabash County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lorain County community of Rochester.
- Noble County
- This Rochester is located in Noble County and lies 353 miles [568.1 km] to the east northeast of the Rochester that is located in Wabash County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Noble County community of Rochester.
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- Vermont
- Washington
- Wisconsin
- Alberta
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rochester ...
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.
- Bone Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Gap
- Bone Gap is located in Edwards County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bone Gap <4>
- Crawleyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crawleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawleyville
- Crawleyville is located in Gibson County (IN)
- Egg Harbor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egg Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor
- Egg Harbor is located in Gibson County (IN)
- Friendsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
- Friendsville is located in Wabash County
- Grayville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grayville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayville
- Grayville is located in White County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,543 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grayville <4>
- Griffin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Griffin is located in Posey County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Hickory Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Hickory Ridge is located in Gibson County (IN)
- Jimtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Lyles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Maud
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Red Top
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
How Far From Rochester to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Rochester to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rochester and extending to:
- Mount Carmel, which is the Seat of Wabash County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 139 miles [223.7 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Rochester to Springfield, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 583 miles [938.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,360 miles [10,235.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,089 miles [11,408.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,966 miles [7,992 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rochester. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rochester) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rochester. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3456, Longitude: -87.8281 In this case, the coordinates for Rochester 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 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 Rochester 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> | 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 Rochester, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <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 Rochester 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 314.527 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.938 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.617 degrees. |