Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Rocheport:
  • 38.979319, -92.563374
  • 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 Rocheport

• 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 Boone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Boone County
  • Since Rocheport is near Cooper County and also Howard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cooper County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Howard 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 Rocheport

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rocheport ...

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.

• Everett ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Everett is located in Boone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
• Franklin
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Franklin is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <1>
• Harrisburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Harrisburg is located in Boone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <1>
• Huntsdale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Huntsdale is located in Boone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
• Landmark ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Landmark is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
• Pleasant Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Cooper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Prairie Home
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Prairie Home is located in Cooper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
• Providence
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Providence is located in Boone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
• Stapletown ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Stapletown is located in Boone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stapletown
• Woodlandville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodlandville is located in Boone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlandville

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

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

• Columbia, which is the Seat of Boone County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Rocheport to Columbia, with an average speed<3> 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.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 34 miles [54.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 832 miles [1,339 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,506 miles [10,470.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,247 miles [11,662.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,132 miles [8,259.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'