Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Romine:
  • 37.235619, -85.350240
  • 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 Romine

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

Communities Also Named Romine ...

We found one communities that are also named Romine.

Within Kentucky, the name Romine is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Romine in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Alabama
    • Lauderdale County
    • This Romine is located in Lauderdale County and lies 195 miles [313.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Romine that is located in Taylor County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Romine.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Romine ...

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
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Black Gnat is located in Green County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Gnat
• Bluff Boom
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bluff Boom is located in Green County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Boom
• Christine
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Christine is located in Adair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christine
• Elk Horn
  (6 miles [9.7 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>
• Fry
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Fry is located in Green County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
• Garlin
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Garlin is located in Adair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garlin
• Hatcher
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Hatcher is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher
• Kellyville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Kellyville is located in Adair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
• Milltown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Milltown is located in Adair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
• Purdy
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Purdy is located in Adair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
• Roachville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Roachville is located in Green County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roachville
• Speck
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Speck is located in Adair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speck

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

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

• Campbellsville, which is the Seat of Taylor County, lies just to the North.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Romine 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 about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 466 miles [750 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 6,316 miles [10,164.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,035 miles [11,321.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,910 miles [7,901.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'