Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Roy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Roy and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Roy
- 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 Roy:
- 36.890334, -92.803782
- 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 Roy
- 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 Douglas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Douglas County
- Since Roy is near Taney County and also Christian County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Taney County
- eBird sighting report for Christian 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 Roy ...
We found 24 communities that share the name Roy.
Within Missouri, the name Roy is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another 24 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 24 communities, 22 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Mississippi County
- This Roy is located in Mississippi County and lies 173 miles [278.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Roy that is located in Douglas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi County community of Roy.
- Pike County
- This Roy is located in Pike County and lies 205 miles [329.9 km] to the south southwest of the Roy that is located in Douglas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Roy.
- British Columbia
- This Roy lies 1,863 miles [2,998.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Roy that is located in Douglas County.
- Colorado
- Florida
- Flagler County
- This Roy is located in Flagler County and lies 823 miles [1,324.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Roy that is located in Douglas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Flagler County community of Roy.
- Saint Johns 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 Florida community of Roy [Saint Johns County].
- Georgia
- Bibb 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 Georgia community of Roy [Bibb County].
- Gilmer County
- This Roy is located in Gilmer County and lies 497 miles [799.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Roy that is located in Douglas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gilmer County community of Roy.
- Idaho
- Kansas
- Louisiana
- Bienville Parish
- This Roy is located in Bienville Parish and lies 322 miles [518.2 km]<1> to the south of the Roy that is located in Douglas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bienville Parish community of Roy.
- Natchitoches Parish
- 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 Louisiana community of Roy [Natchitoches Parish].
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Montana
- New Brunswick
- This Roy lies 1,577 miles [2,537.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Roy that is located in Douglas County.
- New Mexico
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Butler 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 Pennsylvania community of Roy [Butler County].
- York County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Roy [York County].
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Washington
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Roy ...
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.
- Cross Roads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Cross Roads is located in Douglas County
- Elkhead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhead
- Elkhead is located in Christian County
- Goodhope
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Granada
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Johns Mills ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johns Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Mills
- Johns Mills is located in Douglas County
- Red Bank
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Squires
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Witty
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Roy 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 Roy to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Roy and extending to:
- Ava, which is the Seat of Douglas County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Roy to Ava, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 869 miles [1,398.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 50 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,622 miles [10,657.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,357 miles [11,839.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,238 miles [8,429.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Roy. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Roy) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Roy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8903, Longitude: -92.8038 In this case, the coordinates for Roy 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Roy 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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Roy to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.694 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.394 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.228 degrees. |