Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Robtown:
  • 39.717007, -83.059907
  • 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 Robtown

• 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 Pickaway County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pickaway County
  • Since Robtown is near Franklin County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Robtown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Robtown ...

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.

• Borrors Corners ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Borrors Corners is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borrors Corners
• Derby
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Derby is located in Pickaway County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
• Era
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Era is located in Pickaway County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Era
• Five Points
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Five Points is located in Pickaway County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Fox
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Fox is located in Pickaway County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
• Gray ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Gray is located in Pickaway County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
• Harrisburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Harrisburg is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <1>
• Kinderhook
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Kinderhook is located in Pickaway County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
• Little Chicago
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Little Chicago is located in Pickaway County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chicago
• Little Walnut
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Little Walnut is located in Pickaway County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Walnut
• Nebraska ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Nebraska is located in Pickaway County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebraska
• Pleasant Corners
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Corners is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Corners
• Shadeville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Shadeville is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadeville
• Spunkeytown ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Spunkeytown is located in Pickaway County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spunkeytown

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

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

• Circleville, which is the Seat of Pickaway County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Robtown to Circleville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 18 miles [29 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 326 miles [524.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,109 miles [9,831.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,831 miles [10,993.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,707 miles [7,575.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'