Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Rowlandtown:
  • 37.091722, -88.633382
  • 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 Rowlandtown

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McCracken County
  • Since Rowlandtown is near Massac County and also Livingston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Massac County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Livingston 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 Rowlandtown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rowlandtown ...

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
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Cecil is located in McCracken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
• Chiles
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Chiles is located in McCracken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiles
• High Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • High Point is located in McCracken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
• Krebs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Krebs is located in McCracken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
• Littleville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Littleville is located in McCracken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
• Lone Oak
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lone Oak is located in McCracken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
• Riverview
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Riverview is located in McCracken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
• Shady Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Shady Grove is located in Massac County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Unionville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Unionville is located in Massac County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
• Woodlawn
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodlawn is located in McCracken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

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

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

• Paducah, which is the Seat of McCracken County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 219 miles [352.4 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Rowlandtown to Frankfort, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 642 miles [1,033.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,453 miles [10,385.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,179 miles [11,553.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,056 miles [8,136.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'