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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 Rossburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rossburg and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Rossburg:
    • 39.309783, -84.117712
    • 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 Rossburg
  • 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 Rossburg is near Clermont County and also Clinton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clermont County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton 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 Rossburg

Communities Also Named Rossburg ...

We found four communities that are also named Rossburg.

There is one other community in Ohio that is also named Rossburg.

Beyond Ohio, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Ohio ...
    • Darke County
      • This Rossburg is located in Darke County and lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Rossburg that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darke County community of Rossburg.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Decatur County
      • This Rossburg is located in Decatur County and lies 64 miles [103 km]<1> to the west of the Rossburg that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Decatur County community of Rossburg.
    • Minnesota
      • Aitkin County
      • This Rossburg is located in Aitkin County and lies 690 miles [1,110.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Rossburg that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aitkin County community of Rossburg.
    • New York
      • Allegany County
      • This Rossburg is located in Allegany County and lies 384 miles [618 km]<1> to the northeast of the Rossburg that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Rossburg.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rossburg ...

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 east)
    • Blackhawk is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackhawk
  • Butlerville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Butlerville is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlerville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
  • Edwardsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Edwardsville is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
  • Hicks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hicks is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
  • Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hills is located in Clermont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
  • Maineville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Mary Ellen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mary Ellen is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Ellen
  • Pleasant Plain
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Senior
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Senior is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senior

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rossburg and extending to:

  • Lebanon, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rossburg to Lebanon, 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 75 miles [120.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 380 miles [611.6 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 6,170 miles [9,929.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,893 miles [11,093.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,769 miles [7,675 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 from Point A (ie- Rossburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Rossburg 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 Rossburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3098, Longitude: -84.1177       In this case, the coordinates for Rossburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.183 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.391 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.663 degrees.