Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 New Roe:
  • 36.665875, -86.382492
  • 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 New Roe

• 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 Allen County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Allen County
  • Since New Roe is near Sumner County and also Simpson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sumner County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Simpson 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 New Roe

Curious and Interesting Names Near New Roe ...

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.

• Brackentown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Brackentown is located in Sumner County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brackentown
• Chapel Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Chapel Hill is located in Allen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
• Chestnut Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Chestnut Hill is located in Sumner County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
• Clare
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Clare is located in Allen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
• Fleet
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Fleet is located in Allen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleet
• Gold City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Gold City is located in Simpson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold City
• Hickory Flat
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hickory Flat is located in Simpson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
• Highland
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Highland is located in Sumner County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
• Liberty
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Liberty is located in Sumner County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Oak Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Oak Grove is located in Sumner County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Petroleum
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Petroleum is located in Allen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
• Pondville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Pondville is located in Sumner County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville
• Continue List   (4 more) ...
  • Pope
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Pope is located in Allen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
  • Providence
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Providence is located in Sumner County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
  • Red Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Red Hill is located in Allen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
  • Sugar Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Sugar Grove is located in Sumner County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in New Roe and extending to:

• Scottsville, which is the Seat of Allen County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from New Roe to Scottsville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 134 miles [215.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 532 miles [856.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,384 miles [10,274.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,104 miles [11,432.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,979 miles [8,012.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'