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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 Roosterville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Roosterville 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 Roosterville:
- 39.295477, -94.436257
- 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 Roosterville
- 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 Clay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
- Since Roosterville is near Jackson County and also Platte 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 Platte 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 Roosterville
Communities Also Named Roosterville ...
We found two communities that are also named Roosterville.
Within Missouri, the name Roosterville is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Heard County
- This Roosterville is located in Heard County and lies 655 miles [1,054.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Roosterville that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Heard County community of Roosterville.
- Massachusetts
- Berkshire County
- This Roosterville is located in Berkshire County and lies 1,131 miles [1,820.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Roosterville that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkshire County community of Roosterville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Roosterville ...
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.
- Acme
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Acme is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Barry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Barry is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
- Gashland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gashland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gashland
- Greenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Liberty
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Maple Garden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Garden is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Garden
- Maple Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Park is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Park
- Oaks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oaks is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Randolph
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- River Bend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- River Bend is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
- Stockdale ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Winner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Winner is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winner
How Far From Roosterville 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 Roosterville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Roosterville and extending to:
- Liberty, which is the Seat of Clay County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 131 miles [210.8 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Roosterville to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 931 miles [1,498.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,556 miles [10,550.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,302 miles [11,751.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,191 miles [8,354.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Roosterville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Roosterville 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 Roosterville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2955, Longitude: -94.4363 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.944 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.156 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.553 degrees. |
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