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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Roxbury, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Roxbury and the surrounding area.
- 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 Roxbury:
- 44.670165, -70.593186
- 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 Roxbury
- 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 Oxford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oxford County
- Since Roxbury is near Franklin County and also Androscoggin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Androscoggin 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 Roxbury
Communities Also Named Roxbury ...
We found 22 communities that are also named Roxbury.
Within Maine, the name Roxbury is unique.
Beyond Maine, we know of 22 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 22 communities, twenty are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- Fairfield County
- This Roxbury is located in Fairfield County and lies 289 miles [465.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Roxbury that is located in Oxford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Roxbury.
- Litchfield County
- This Roxbury is located in Litchfield County and lies 254 miles [408.8 km] to the southwest of the Roxbury that is located in Oxford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Litchfield County community of Roxbury.
- Illinois
- Lee County
- This Roxbury is located in Lee County and lies 948 miles [1,525.7 km]<1> to the west of the Roxbury that is located in Oxford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Roxbury.
- Kansas
- McPherson County
- This Roxbury is located in McPherson County and lies 1,440 miles [2,317.5 km]<1> to the west of the Roxbury that is located in Oxford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McPherson County community of Roxbury.
- Maryland
- Howard County
- This Roxbury is located in Howard County and lies 498 miles [801.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Roxbury that is located in Oxford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Roxbury.
- Washington County
- This Roxbury is located in Washington County and lies 506 miles [814.3 km] to the southwest of the Roxbury that is located in Oxford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Roxbury.
- Massachusetts
- Suffolk County
- This Roxbury is located in Suffolk County and lies 163 miles [262.3 km]<1> to the south of the Roxbury that is located in Oxford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Roxbury.
- New Hampshire
- Cheshire County
- This Roxbury is located in Cheshire County and lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Roxbury that is located in Oxford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cheshire County community of Roxbury.
- New Jersey
- Morris County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Roxbury [Morris County].
- New York
- Delaware County
- This Roxbury is located in Delaware County and lies 258 miles [415.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Roxbury that is located in Oxford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Roxbury.
- Queens County
- This Roxbury is located in Queens County and lies 329 miles [529.5 km] to the south southwest of the Roxbury that is located in Oxford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queens County community of Roxbury.
- Nova Scotia
- This Roxbury lies 266 miles [428.1 km]<1> to the east of the Roxbury that is located in Oxford County.
- Ohio
- Morgan County
- This Roxbury is located in Morgan County and lies 672 miles [1,081.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Roxbury that is located in Oxford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Roxbury.
- Pennsylvania
- Cambria County
- This Roxbury is located in Cambria County and lies 520 miles [836.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Roxbury that is located in Oxford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cambria County community of Roxbury.
- Cumberland County
- This Roxbury is located in Cumberland County and lies 450 miles [724.2 km] to the southwest of the Roxbury that is located in Oxford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Roxbury.
- Franklin County
- This Roxbury is located in Franklin County and lies 478 miles [769.3 km] to the southwest of the Roxbury that is located in Oxford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Roxbury.
- Somerset County
- This Roxbury is located in Somerset County and lies 534 miles [859.4 km] to the southwest of the Roxbury that is located in Oxford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Roxbury.
- Prince Edward Island
- This Roxbury lies 342 miles [550.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Roxbury that is located in Oxford County.
- Vermont
- Washington County
- This Roxbury is located in Washington County and lies 112 miles [180.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Roxbury that is located in Oxford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Roxbury.
- Virginia
- Charles City County
- This Roxbury is located in Charles City County and lies 602 miles [968.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Roxbury that is located in Oxford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles City County community of Roxbury.
- Henrico County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Roxbury [Henrico County].
- Wisconsin
- Dane County
- This Roxbury is located in Dane County and lies 951 miles [1,530.5 km]<1> to the west of the Roxbury that is located in Oxford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dane County community of Roxbury.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Roxbury ...
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.
- Carthage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carthage is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 536 people
- Chase Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chase Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Corner
- Dickvale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Madrid
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mexico
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Peru
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tainter Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tainter Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tainter Corner
- Ten Degree
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ten Degree is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Degree
- Virginia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Virginia is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia
How Far From Roxbury 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 Roxbury to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Roxbury and extending to:
- South Paris, which is the Seat of Oxford County, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Roxbury to South Paris, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 47 miles [75.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 518 miles [833.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,396 miles [8,684 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,112 miles [9,836.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,987 miles [6,416.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Roxbury) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Roxbury could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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 Roxbury to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Roxbury. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.6702, Longitude: -70.5932 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.315 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.225 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.124 degrees. |
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