Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Rominger:
  • 36.227172, -81.838746
  • 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 Rominger

• 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 Watauga County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Watauga County
  • Since Rominger is near Avery County and also Johnson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Avery County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson 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 Rominger

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rominger ...

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.

• Battleground
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Battleground is located in Avery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battleground
• Dark Ridge ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Dark Ridge is located in Avery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dark Ridge
• Elk Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Elk Valley is located in Avery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Valley
• Flat Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Flat Springs is located in Avery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Springs
• Forest Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Forest Grove is located in Watauga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
• Grave Yard ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Grave Yard is located in Watauga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grave Yard
• Heaton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Heaton is located in Avery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton
• Hounds Ear
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hounds Ear is located in Watauga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hounds Ear
• Seven Devils
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Seven Devils is located in Avery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Devils
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seven Devils <1>
• Silverstone
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Silverstone is located in Watauga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverstone
• Sugar Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sugar Grove is located in Watauga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar Grove <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sugar Grove
  • From Rominger to Sugar Grove
• Sweetwater
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Sweetwater is located in Watauga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
• Valley Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Valley Creek is located in Watauga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Creek

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

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

• Boone, which is the Seat of Watauga County, lies just to the East.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 181 miles [291.3 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Rominger to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 321 miles [516.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,217 miles [10,005.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,923 miles [11,141.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,800 miles [7,724.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'