Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Roosevelt, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Roosevelt and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Roosevelt
- 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 Roosevelt:
- 43.349193, -84.190260
- 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 Roosevelt
- 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 Saginaw County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Saginaw County
- Since Roosevelt is near Gratiot County and also Midland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Gratiot County
- eBird sighting report for Midland 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 Roosevelt ...
We found 29 communities that share the name Roosevelt.
Within Michigan, the name Roosevelt is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of another 29 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Roosevelt #
- This community is historichttp://www.waymarking.com/wm/search.aspx?f=1&lat=43.349193&lon=-84.190260&t=6 and we have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for Roosevelt.
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Montana
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Kimble County
- This Roosevelt is located in Kimble County and lies 1,242 miles [1,998.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Roosevelt that is located in Saginaw County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kimble County community of Roosevelt.
- Lubbock County
- This Roosevelt is located in Lubbock County and lies 1,157 miles [1,862 km] to the west southwest of the Roosevelt that is located in Saginaw County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lubbock County community of Roosevelt.
- San Patricio County
- This Roosevelt is located in San Patricio County and lies 1,291 miles [2,077.7 km] to the southwest of the Roosevelt that is located in Saginaw County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Patricio County community of Roosevelt.
- Utah
- Washington
- King County
- This Roosevelt is located in King County and lies 1,849 miles [2,975.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Roosevelt that is located in Saginaw County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Roosevelt.
- Klickitat County
- This Roosevelt is located in Klickitat County and lies 1,765 miles [2,840.5 km] to the west northwest of the Roosevelt that is located in Saginaw County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Klickitat County community of Roosevelt.
- Snohomish County
- This Roosevelt is located in Snohomish County and lies 1,834 miles [2,951.5 km] to the west northwest of the Roosevelt that is located in Saginaw County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Snohomish County community of Roosevelt.
- Whatcom County
- This Roosevelt is located in Whatcom County and lies 1,850 miles [2,977.3 km] to the west northwest of the Roosevelt that is located in Saginaw County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whatcom County community of Roosevelt.
- Wisconsin
- Oneida County
- This Roosevelt is located in Oneida County and lies 298 miles [479.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Roosevelt that is located in Saginaw County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Roosevelt.
- Shawano 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 Wisconsin community of Roosevelt [Shawano County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Roosevelt ...
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.
- Dice
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dice
- Dice is located in Saginaw County
- Frost
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Hemlock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Hemlock is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hemlock <5>
- Marion Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Springs
- Marion Springs is located in Saginaw County
- Merrill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
- Merrill is located in Saginaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merrill <5>
- Nelson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Nelson is located in Saginaw County
- Shields
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Swan Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
- Swan Creek is located in Saginaw County
How Far From Roosevelt 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 Roosevelt to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Roosevelt and extending to:
- Saginaw, which is the Seat of Saginaw County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Roosevelt to Saginaw, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 46 miles [74 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 482 miles [775.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,985 miles [9,631.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,722 miles [10,818 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,604 miles [7,409.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Roosevelt. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Saginaw County: www.saginawcounty.com/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Roosevelt) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Roosevelt. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3492, Longitude: -84.1903 In this case, the coordinates for Roosevelt have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Roosevelt 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Roosevelt, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Roosevelt to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.126 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.921 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.386 degrees. |