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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 Roseburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Roseburg 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 Roseburg:
- 39.588938, -84.946904
- 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 Roseburg
- 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 Union County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
- Since Roseburg is near Fayette County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Roseburg
Communities Also Named Roseburg ...
We found five communities that are also named Roseburg.
There is one other community in Indiana that is also named Roseburg.
Beyond Indiana, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Indiana ...
- Grant County
- This Roseburg is located in Grant County and lies 76 miles [122.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Roseburg that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Roseburg.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Hart County
- This Roseburg is located in Hart County and lies 167 miles [268.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Roseburg that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hart County community of Roseburg.
- Michigan
- Sanilac County
- This Roseburg is located in Sanilac County and lies 273 miles [439.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Roseburg that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sanilac County community of Roseburg.
- Oregon
- Douglas County
- This Roseburg is located in Douglas County and lies 1,987 miles [3,197.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Roseburg that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Roseburg.
- Pennsylvania
- Perry County
- This Roseburg is located in Perry County and lies 406 miles [653.4 km]<1> to the east of the Roseburg that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Roseburg.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Roseburg ...
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.
- Bath
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bath is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Blooming Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blooming Grove is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
- Charlottesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Charlottesville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlottesville
- College Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cottage Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cottage Grove is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Dunlapsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dunlapsville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlapsville
- Hopeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hopeville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Liberty
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lotus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lotus is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotus
- Lyonsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lyonsville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsville
- Old Bath
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Old Bath is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bath
- Pinhook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pinhook is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
- Springersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Springersville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springersville
- Yankee Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Yankee Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Town
How Far From Roseburg 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 Roseburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Roseburg and extending to:
- Liberty, which is the Seat of Union County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Roseburg to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3> 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 about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 425 miles [684 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,189 miles [9,960.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,916 miles [11,130.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,792 miles [7,712 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Roseburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Roseburg 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 Roseburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5889, Longitude: -84.9469 In this case, the coordinates for Roseburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.704 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.027 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.957 degrees. |
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