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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 Rosstown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rosstown 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 Rosstown:
- 39.109219, -85.929430
- 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 Rosstown
- 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 Bartholomew County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bartholomew County
- Since Rosstown is near Jackson County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion 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 Rosstown
Communities Also Named Rosstown ...
We found two communities that are also named Rosstown.
Within Indiana, the name Rosstown is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Chemung County
- This Rosstown is located in Chemung County and lies 517 miles [832 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rosstown that is located in Bartholomew County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chemung County community of Rosstown.
- Virginia
- Fauquier County
- This Rosstown is located in Fauquier County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km]<1> to the east of the Rosstown that is located in Bartholomew County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fauquier County community of Rosstown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rosstown ...
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.
- Bethany
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bethany is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Bobtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bobtown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobtown
- Columbus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Elizabethtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Elizabethtown is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
- Forest Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Forest Park is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Garden City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Garden City is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Jewell Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jewell Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Village
- Jonesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Healthy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Healthy is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Healthy
- Peters Switch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Peters Switch is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Switch
How Far From Rosstown 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 community such as Rosstown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rosstown and extending to:
- Columbus, which is the Seat of Bartholomew County, lies just to the North.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Rosstown to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 477 miles [767.7 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 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,250 miles [10,058.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,977 miles [11,228.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,854 miles [7,811.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Rosstown) 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 Rosstown 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 Rosstown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1092, Longitude: -85.9294 In this case, the coordinates for Rosstown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.328 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.671 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.546 degrees. |
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