Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in North Rochester, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Rochester and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for North Rochester
- 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 North Rochester:
- 40.706177, -80.271173
- 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 North 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:
- eBird sighting report for Beaver County
- Since North Rochester is near Butler County and also Allegheny County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Butler County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named North Rochester ...
We found three communities that share the name North Rochester.
Within Pennsylvania, the name North Rochester is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- San Bernardino County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of North Rochester [San Bernardino County].
- Massachusetts
- Plymouth County
- This North Rochester is located in Plymouth County and lies 492 miles [791.8 km]<2> to the east of the North Rochester that is located in Beaver County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of North Rochester.
- New Hampshire
- Strafford County
- This North Rochester is located in Strafford County and lies 510 miles [820.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the North Rochester that is located in Beaver County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Strafford County community of North Rochester.
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near North 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
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Beaver is located in Beaver County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,222 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver <4>
- Doctor Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doctor Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctor Heights
- Doctor Heights is located in Beaver County
- Economy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Freedom
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freedom have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Freedom is located in Beaver County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,458 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freedom <4>
- Josephtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Josephtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephtown
- Josephtown is located in Beaver County
- Knob
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Marion Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Hill
- Marion Hill is located in Beaver County
- Merrill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Riverview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Sunflower
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Unionville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Unionville is located in Beaver County
How Far From North Rochester 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 North Rochester to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in North Rochester and extending to:
- Beaver, which is the Seat of Beaver County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- 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 North Rochester to Harrisburg, with an average speed<5>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 212 miles [341.2 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<6> 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,548 miles [7,319.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for North Rochester. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Beaver County: www.co.beaver.pa.us/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 North Rochester 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- North Rochester) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in North Rochester. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7062, Longitude: -80.2712 In this case, the coordinates for North Rochester have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 North Rochester to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.743 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.821 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.452 degrees. |