Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rossington, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rossington and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Rossington
- 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 Rossington:
- 37.144776, -88.828947
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Rossington
- 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 McCracken County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for McCracken County
- Since Rossington is near Massac County and also Ballard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Massac County
- eBird sighting report for Ballard 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Rossington ...
We found one communities that share the name Rossington.
Within Kentucky, the name Rossington is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Rossington in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Rossington lies 1,674 miles [2,694 km]<1> to the northwest of the Rossington that is located in McCracken County.
- Alberta
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rossington ...
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.
- Cecil
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Chiles
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Future City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Future City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
- Future City is located in McCracken County
- Grahamville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grahamville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamville
- Grahamville is located in McCracken County
- High Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- High Point is located in McCracken County
- Joppa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joppa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Joppa is located in Massac County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joppa <3>
- Monkeys Eyebrow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monkeys Eyebrow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkeys Eyebrow
- Monkeys Eyebrow is located in Ballard County
- Needmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Ragland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Round Knob
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Knob have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Knob
- Round Knob is located in Massac County (IL)
How Far From Rossington to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Rossington to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rossington and extending to:
- Paducah, which is the Seat of McCracken County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Rossington to Paducah, with an average speed<4> 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 228 miles [366.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 652 miles [1,049.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,458 miles [10,393.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,185 miles [11,563.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,062 miles [8,146.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rossington. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for McCracken County: www.co.mccracken.ky.us/
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rossington) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rossington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1448, Longitude: -88.8289 In this case, the coordinates for Rossington have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Rossington to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.125 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.46 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.359 degrees. |