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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 Roseburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Roseburg 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 Roseburg:
- 43.220091, -123.344853
- 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 Roseburg
- 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 Douglas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
- Since Roseburg is near Coos County and also Lane County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Coos County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lane 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 Roseburg
Communities Also Named Roseburg ...
We found five communities that are also named Roseburg.
Within Oregon, the name Roseburg is unique.
Beyond Oregon, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Grant County
- This Roseburg is located in Grant County and lies 1,926 miles [3,099.6 km]<1> to the east of the Roseburg that is located in Douglas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Roseburg.
- Union County
- This Roseburg is located in Union County and lies 1,986 miles [3,196.2 km] to the east of the Roseburg that is located in Douglas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Roseburg.
- Kentucky
- Hart County
- This Roseburg is located in Hart County and lies 1,987 miles [3,197.8 km]<1> to the east of the Roseburg that is located in Douglas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hart County community of Roseburg.
- Michigan
- Sanilac County
- This Roseburg is located in Sanilac County and lies 2,022 miles [3,254.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Roseburg that is located in Douglas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sanilac County community of Roseburg.
- Pennsylvania
- Perry County
- This Roseburg is located in Perry County and lies 2,345 miles [3,773.9 km]<1> to the east of the Roseburg that is located in Douglas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Roseburg.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Roseburg ...
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.
- Civil Bend ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Civil Bend is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Civil Bend
- Edenbower
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Edenbower is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenbower
- Green
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lookingglass
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oak Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Creek is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek
- Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oaks is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
- Redbell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Redbell is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbell
- Riversdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Riversdale is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riversdale
- Round Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Round Prairie is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Prairie
- Shady
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Shady is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady
How Far From Roseburg 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 city such as Roseburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Roseburg and extending to:
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 119 miles [191.5 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Roseburg to Salem, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,398 miles [3,859.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 137 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,076 miles [11,387.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,839 miles [12,615.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,943 miles [9,564.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Roseburg) 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 Roseburg 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 Roseburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2201, Longitude: -123.3449 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.46 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.905 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.659 degrees. |
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