Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Rousertown:
  • 37.703097, -94.234946
  • 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 Rousertown

• 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 Vernon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Vernon County
  • Since Rousertown is near Barton County and also Cedar County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Barton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cedar 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 Rousertown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rousertown ...

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.

• Dean Ford
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Dean Ford is located in Vernon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean Ford
• Greene Springs ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Greene Springs is located in Vernon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Springs
• Irwin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Irwin is located in Barton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
• Moundville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Moundville is located in Vernon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moundville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moundville <1>
• Nevada
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Nevada is located in Vernon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,196 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nevada <1>
• Osiris
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Osiris is located in Cedar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osiris
• Sandstone
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Sandstone is located in Vernon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone
• Tingley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Tingley is located in Cedar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tingley
• Zodiac
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Zodiac is located in Vernon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zodiac

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

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

• Nevada, which is the Seat of Vernon County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rousertown to Nevada, 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 127 miles [204.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 934 miles [1,503.1 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 6,632 miles [10,673.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,373 miles [11,865.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,258 miles [8,461.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'