Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Roachville:
  • 37.240668, -85.424079
  • 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 Roachville

• 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 Green County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Green County
  • Since Roachville is near Taylor County and also Adair County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Taylor County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Adair 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 Roachville

Communities Also Named Roachville ...

We found one communities that are also named Roachville.

Within Kentucky, the name Roachville is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Roachville in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • New Brunswick
    • This Roachville lies 1,179 miles [1,897.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Roachville that is located in Green County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Roachville ...

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.

• Black Gnat
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Black Gnat is located in Green County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Gnat
• Bluff Boom
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bluff Boom is located in Green County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Boom
• Elk Horn
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Elk Horn is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Horn
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Horn <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Elk Horn
  • From Roachville to Elk Horn
• Fry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Fry is located in Green County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
• Grab
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Grab is located in Green County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grab
• Hatcher
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hatcher is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher
• Kellyville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Kellyville is located in Adair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kellyville
  • From Roachville to Kellyville
• Milltown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Milltown is located in Adair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
• Romine
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Romine is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romine
• Summersville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Summersville is located in Green County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Summersville
  • From Roachville to Summersville

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Roachville and extending to:

• Greensburg, which is the Seat of Green County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Roachville to Frankfort, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 469 miles [754.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,318 miles [10,167.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,038 miles [11,326.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,913 miles [7,906.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'