Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Roessleville:
  • 42.695079, -73.807066
  • 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 Roessleville

• 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 Albany County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Albany County
  • Since Roessleville is near Rensselaer County and also Schenectady County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Rensselaer County
  • eBird sighting report for Schenectady 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Roessleville ...

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.

• Fort Hunter
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Hunter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunter
  • Fort Hunter is located in Albany County
• Green Island
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Island
  • Green Island is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Island <2>
• Halfmoon Beach
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfmoon Beach
  • Halfmoon Beach is located in Saratoga County
• Hartmans Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmans Corners
  • Hartmans Corners is located in Albany County
• Maywood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maywood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
  • Maywood is located in Albany County
• Mohawk View
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mohawk View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk View
  • Mohawk View is located in Albany County
• Mountain View
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
  • Mountain View is located in Rensselaer County
• New Scotland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Scotland
  • New Scotland is located in Albany County
• Normansville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Normansville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normansville
  • Normansville is located in Albany County
• Shakers
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shakers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shakers
  • Shakers is located in Albany County
• Unionville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
  • Unionville is located in Albany County
• Van Allen Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Allen Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Allen Park
  • Van Allen Park is located in Rensselaer County

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

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

• Albany, which is the Seat of Albany County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies just to the southeast (SE).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 311 miles [500.5 km]<3> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Roessleville to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 18 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,605 miles [9,020.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,319 miles [10,169.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,195 miles [6,751.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Albany County: www.albanycounty.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/