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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Roann, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Roann and the surrounding area.
- 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 Roann:
- 40.911066, -85.924475
- 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 Roann
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wabash County
- Since Roann is near Miami County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Miami County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton 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 Roann
Curious and Interesting Names Near Roann ...
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.
- Beaver Dam
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Beaver Dam is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Chili
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chili is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
- Deedsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Deedsville is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deedsville
- Erie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Erie is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Macy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mexico
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pettysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pettysville is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettysville
- Pioneer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pioneer is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Richvalley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Richvalley is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richvalley
- Silver Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stockdale
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Stockdale is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale
- Valley Brook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Brook is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Brook
How Far From Roann to ...
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 town such as Roann to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Roann and extending to:
- Wabash, which is the Seat of Wabash County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Roann to Wabash, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 79 miles [127.1 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 490 miles [788.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,165 miles [9,921.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,897 miles [11,099.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,776 miles [7,686.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Roann) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Roann to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Roann. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9111, Longitude: -85.9245 In this case, the coordinates for Roann have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.322 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.923 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.022 degrees. |
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