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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 Roxabell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Roxabell 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 Roxabell:
- 39.385281, -83.185045
- 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 Roxabell
- 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 Ross County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ross County
- Since Roxabell is near Fayette County and also Highland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Highland 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 Roxabell
Curious and Interesting Names Near Roxabell ...
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.
- Dills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Greenland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenland is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Harper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Harper is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Knockemstiff ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Maple Grove is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Musselman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Randall Terrace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Randall Terrace is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Terrace
- Slate Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Slate Mills is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
- Sulphur Lick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur Lick is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Lick
- View ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- View is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for View
How Far From Roxabell 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 Roxabell to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Roxabell and extending to:
- Chillicothe, which is the Seat of Ross County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Roxabell to Chillicothe, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 41 miles [66 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 330 miles [531.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,129 miles [9,863.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,851 miles [11,025.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,726 miles [7,605.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Roxabell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Roxabell 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 Roxabell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3853, Longitude: -83.1850 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.599 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.735 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.219 degrees. |
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