Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Rome Center:
  • 41.943657, -84.187722
  • 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 Rome Center

• 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 Lenawee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lenawee County
  • Since Rome Center is near Jackson County and also Hillsdale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hillsdale 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 Rome Center

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rome Center ...

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.

• Cement City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cement City is located in Lenawee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cement City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cement City <1>
• Devils Lake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Devils Lake is located in Lenawee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Lake
• Friendly Village of Adrian
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Friendly Village of Adrian is located in Lenawee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Village of Adrian
• Geneva
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Geneva is located in Lenawee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
• Jasper
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jasper is located in Lenawee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
• Locust Corners
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Locust Corners is located in Hillsdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Corners
• Oak Shade Park
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Oak Shade Park is located in Lenawee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Shade Park
• Raisin Center
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Raisin Center is located in Lenawee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raisin Center
• Sand Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Sand Creek is located in Lenawee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek
• Sunset Beach
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Sunset Beach is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
• Wheatland
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Wheatland is located in Hillsdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Rome Center and extending to:

• Adrian, which is the Seat of Lenawee County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Rome Center to Lansing, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 430 miles [692 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,050 miles [9,736.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,783 miles [10,916.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,662 miles [7,502.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'