Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Rolan:
  • 36.652012, -85.033284
  • 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 Rolan

• 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 Clinton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton County
  • Since Rolan is near Wayne County and also Pickett County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pickett 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 Rolan

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rolan ...

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.

• Bug
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Bug is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug
• Cedar Knob
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedar Knob is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Knob
• Huntersville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Huntersville is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
• Jimtown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jimtown is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
• Jones Mill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jones Mill is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Mill
• Low Gap
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Low Gap is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
• Powersburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Powersburg is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersburg
• Red Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Red Hill is located in Pickett County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
• Savage
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Savage is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
• Static
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Static is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
• Sunnybrook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Sunnybrook is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook

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

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

• Albany, which is the Seat of Clinton County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Rolan to Frankfort, with an average speed<2>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 462 miles [743.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 27 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,330 miles [10,187.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,046 miles [11,339.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,922 miles [7,921.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'