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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 Roachester, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Roachester 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 Roachester:
- 39.356727, -84.096878
- 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 Roachester
- 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 Warren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
- Since Roachester is near Clinton County and also Clermont County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clermont 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 Roachester
Curious and Interesting Names Near Roachester ...
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.
- Blackhawk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Blackhawk is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackhawk
- Butlerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Butlerville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Clarksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Edwardsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Edwardsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Hicks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hicks is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
- Maineville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mary Ellen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mary Ellen is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Ellen
- Pansy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pansy is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Pleasant Plain
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ridge ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ridge is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
- Senior
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Senior is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senior
How Far From Roachester 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 Roachester to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Roachester and extending to:
- Lebanon, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Roachester to Columbus, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 379 miles [609.9 km] to the east (E). 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 6,167 miles [9,924.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,890 miles [11,088.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,766 miles [7,670.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Roachester) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Roachester 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 Roachester. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3567, Longitude: -84.0969 In this case, the coordinates for Roachester have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.17 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.383 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.639 degrees. |
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