Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Roanoake:
  • 40.409788, -81.352333
  • 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 Roanoake

• 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 Tuscarawas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscarawas County
  • Since Roanoake is near Harrison County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Roanoake

Curious and Interesting Names Near Roanoake ...

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.

• Egypt ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Egypt is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
• Elm ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Elm is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm
• Feed Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Feed Springs is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feed Springs
• Lock Seventeen
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lock Seventeen is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Seventeen
• New England ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • New England is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New England
• New Philadelphia
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • New Philadelphia is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Philadelphia
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Philadelphia <1>
• Riverside Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Riverside Park is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
• Rock
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Rock is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
• Royal Lane Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Royal Lane Park is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Lane Park
• Rush
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Rush is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
• Stillwater
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Stillwater is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
• Three Legs Town ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Three Legs Town is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Legs Town
• Yankeetown ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Yankeetown is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeetown

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

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

• New Philadelphia, which is the Seat of Tuscarawas County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Roanoake 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 6 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 252 miles [405.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,009 miles [9,670.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,731 miles [10,832.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,606 miles [7,412.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'