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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 East Rochester, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Rochester 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 East Rochester:
- 40.699511, -80.265062
- 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 East Rochester
- 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 Beaver County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Beaver County
- Since East Rochester is near Butler County and also Allegheny County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Butler County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allegheny 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 East Rochester
Communities Also Named East Rochester ...
We found four communities that are also named East Rochester.
Within Pennsylvania, the name East Rochester is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Nevada
- Pershing County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of East Rochester [Pershing County].
- New Hampshire
- Strafford County
- This East Rochester is located in Strafford County and lies 511 miles [822.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the East Rochester that is located in Beaver County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Strafford County community of East Rochester.
- New York
- Monroe County
- This East Rochester is located in Monroe County and lies 219 miles [352.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the East Rochester that is located in Beaver County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of East Rochester.
- Ohio
- Columbiana County
- This East Rochester is located in Columbiana County and lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<2> to the west of the East Rochester that is located in Beaver County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbiana County community of East Rochester.
Curious and Interesting Names Near East Rochester ...
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.
- Beaver
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Byersdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Byersdale is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byersdale
- Doctor Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Doctor Heights is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctor Heights
- Economy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Economy is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,022 people
- Freedom
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Josephtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Josephtown is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephtown
- Knob
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Knob is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Marion Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Marion Hill is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Hill
- Merrill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Merrill is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
- Riverview
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Riverview is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Sunflower
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sunflower is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
- Unionville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Unionville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Woodlawn
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From East Rochester 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 East Rochester to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in East Rochester and extending to:
- Beaver, which is the Seat of Beaver County, lies just to the West.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 180 miles [289.7 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from East Rochester to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 211 miles [339.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,953 miles [9,580.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,673 miles [10,739.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,548 miles [7,319.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 East Rochester, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- East Rochester) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 East Rochester 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 East Rochester. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6995, Longitude: -80.2651 In this case, the coordinates for East Rochester have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.74 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.816 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.452 degrees. |
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