Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Rossie:
  • 44.378670, -75.654950
  • 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 Rossie

• 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 Saint Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Lawrence County
  • Since Rossie is near Jefferson County and also Lewis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis 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 Rossie

Communities Also Named Rossie ...

We found one communities that are also named Rossie.

Within New York, the name Rossie is unique.

Beyond New York, there is another community also named Rossie in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Iowa
    • Clay County
    • This Rossie is located in Clay County and lies 977 miles [1,572.3 km]<1> to the west of the Rossie that is located in Saint Lawrence County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Rossie.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rossie ...

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.

• Cedars
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Cedars is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedars
• Elmdale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Elmdale is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
• Goose Bay
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Goose Bay is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Bay
• Little Bow
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Little Bow is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Bow
• Natural Dam
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Natural Dam is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Dam
• Nelson Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Nelson Corner is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Corner
• Oxbow
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Oxbow is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxbow <2>
• Pikes Corner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Pikes Corner is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Corner
• Pope Mills
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Pope Mills is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope Mills
• Ruby Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ruby Corner is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby Corner

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rossie and extending to:

• Canton, which is the Seat of Saint Lawrence County, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Rossie to Canton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 152 miles [244.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 385 miles [619.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,612 miles [9,031.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,336 miles [10,196.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,212 miles [6,778.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'