Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rome, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rome and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Rome
- 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 Rome:
- 40.246574, -82.910539
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Rome
- 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 Delaware County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Delaware County
- Since Rome is near Knox County and also Morrow County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Knox County
- eBird sighting report for Morrow 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Rome ...
We found 35 communities that share the name Rome.
There are seven communities within Ohio that are also named Rome.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another 28 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Ohio ...
- Adams County
- Ashtabula County
- Franklin County
- Lawrence County
- Morrow County
- Richland County
- Stark County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Jefferson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Rome [Jefferson County].
- Peoria County
- This Rome is located in Peoria County and lies 348 miles [560.1 km]<1> to the west of the Rome that is located in Delaware County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Peoria County community of Rome.
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Ellis County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Rome [Ellis County].
- Franklin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Rome [Franklin County].
- Sumner County
- This Rome is located in Sumner County and lies 794 miles [1,277.8 km]<1> to the west of the Rome that is located in Delaware County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumner County community of Rome.
- Kentucky
- Daviess County
- This Rome is located in Daviess County and lies 287 miles [461.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Rome that is located in Delaware County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Daviess County community of Rome.
- Lewis County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Rome [Lewis County].
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Sunflower County
- This Rome is located in Sunflower County and lies 601 miles [967.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Rome that is located in Delaware County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sunflower County community of Rome.
- Winston County
- This Rome is located in Winston County and lies 604 miles [972 km] to the southwest of the Rome that is located in Delaware County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winston County community of Rome.
- Missouri
- New York
- Essex County
- This Rome is located in Essex County and lies 552 miles [888.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Rome that is located in Delaware County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Rome.
- Oneida County
- This Rome is located in Oneida County and lies 433 miles [696.8 km] to the east northeast of the Rome that is located in Delaware County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Rome.
- North Carolina
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rome ...
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.
- Africa ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Berlin ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Big Walnut ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Big Walnut. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Walnut
- Big Walnut is located in Delaware County
- Galena
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galena have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Galena is located in Delaware County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 753 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena <6>
- Gregory ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Jones ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Lewis Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Center
- Lewis Center is located in Delaware County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewis Center <6>
- Olive Green
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Olive Green is located in Delaware County
- Stark Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stark Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark Corners
- Stark Corners is located in Delaware County
- Stark's Corners ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stark's Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark's Corners
- Stark's Corners is located in Delaware County
- Victory Camp ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Camp
- Victory Camp is located in Delaware County
How Far From Rome 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 Rome to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Rome once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Rome and extending to:
- Delaware, which is the Seat of Delaware County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rome to Delaware, with an average speed<7> 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 19 miles [30.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take 6 hours and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 326 miles [524.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,079 miles [9,783.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,803 miles [10,948.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,679 miles [7,530.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Delaware County: www.co.delaware.oh.us/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Rome) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rome. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2466, Longitude: -82.9105 In this case, the coordinates for Rome have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Rome, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Rome could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 Rome to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.409 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.646 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.818 degrees. |