RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of North Carolina >> Cabarrus County >> Roberta Mill >> Tidbits & TriviaIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
North Carolina


The Commemorative Quarter for North Carolina







Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Roberta Mill:
    • 35.357363, -80.635901
    • 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 Roberta Mill
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Roberta Mill ...

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.

  • Cannon Crossroads
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Crossroads
    • Cannon Crossroads is located in Cabarrus County
    • Cannon Crossroads has also been known as:
    • Cannon Cross Roads
    • Cannon's Crossroads
    • Wallace Cross Roads
    • Wallace Crossroads
  • Cold Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
    • Cold Springs is located in Cabarrus County
  • Cold Water
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Water have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Water
    • Cold Water is located in Cabarrus County
  • Cooks Crossing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooks Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Crossing
    • Cooks Crossing is located in Cabarrus County
  • Flows Store
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flows Store have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flows Store
    • Flows Store is located in Cabarrus County
  • Harrisburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Pine Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
    • Pine Ridge is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Pioneer Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Mills
    • Pioneer Mills is located in Cabarrus County
  • Poplar Tent
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Tent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Tent
    • Poplar Tent is located in Cabarrus County
  • Rocky River
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky River
    • Rocky River is located in Cabarrus County
  • Royal Oaks
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
    • Royal Oaks is located in Cabarrus County
  • University Place
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place
    • University Place is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Whispering Oaks
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whispering Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Oaks
    • Whispering Oaks is located in Mecklenburg County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Roberta Mill and extending to:

  • Concord, which is the Seat of Cabarrus County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<3> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Roberta Mill to Raleigh, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 314 miles [505.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,205 miles [9,986 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,904 miles [11,110.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,783 miles [7,697.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Roberta Mill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cabarrus County: www.co.cabarrus.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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- Roberta Mill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Roberta Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3574, Longitude: -80.6359       In this case, the coordinates for Roberta Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Roberta Mill 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 310.102 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.435 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.384 degrees.









 

Copyright 2025
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 21 Apr 2025