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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rosstown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rosstown and the surrounding area.
- 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 Rosstown:
- 42.024241, -76.841069
- 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 Rosstown
- 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 Chemung County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chemung County
- Since Rosstown is near Bradford County and also Tioga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bradford County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tioga 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 Rosstown
Communities Also Named Rosstown ...
We found two communities that are also named Rosstown.
Within New York, the name Rosstown is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Bartholomew County
- This Rosstown is located in Bartholomew County and lies 517 miles [832 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rosstown that is located in Chemung County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bartholomew County community of Rosstown.
- Virginia
- Fauquier County
- This Rosstown is located in Fauquier County and lies 224 miles [360.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Rosstown that is located in Chemung County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fauquier County community of Rosstown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rosstown ...
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.
- Big Flats
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Checkerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Checkerville is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Checkerville
- Fisherville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fisherville is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
- Golden Glow Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Golden Glow Heights is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Glow Heights
- Horseheads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jobs Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jobs Corners is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs Corners
- Mosherville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mosherville is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosherville
- Orchard Knoll
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Orchard Knoll is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Knoll
- Pine City
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pioneer Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pioneer Village is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Sagetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sagetown is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagetown
How Far From Rosstown to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Rosstown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rosstown and extending to:
- Elmira, which is the Seat of Chemung County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 163 miles [262.3 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Rosstown to Albany, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 216 miles [347.6 km] to the south (S). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,757 miles [9,265 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,475 miles [10,420.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,350 miles [7,000.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rosstown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Rosstown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rosstown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0242, Longitude: -76.8411 In this case, the coordinates for Rosstown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.529 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.519 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.361 degrees. |
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