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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 Rokeby Lock, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rokeby Lock 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 Rokeby Lock:
- 39.732014, -81.905136
- 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 Rokeby Lock
- 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 Morgan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- Since Rokeby Lock is near Muskingum County and also Perry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Muskingum County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Perry 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 Rokeby Lock
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rokeby Lock ...
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.
- Blue Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cedar Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cedar Run is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Run
- Eagleport
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Eagleport is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleport
- Gaysport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gaysport is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaysport
- Halls Valley ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Halls Valley is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Valley
- Joetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Joetown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joetown
- Malta
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Museville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Museville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Ruraldale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ruraldale is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruraldale
- Stone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stone is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
How Far From Rokeby Lock 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 Rokeby Lock to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Rokeby Lock and extending to:
- McConnelsville, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Rokeby Lock to Columbus, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 266 miles [428.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,062 miles [9,755.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,782 miles [10,914.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,657 miles [7,494.7 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rokeby Lock) 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 Rokeby Lock 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 Rokeby Lock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7320, Longitude: -81.9051 In this case, the coordinates for Rokeby Lock have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.795 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.871 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.531 degrees. |
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