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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 North Rome, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Rome 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 North Rome:
    • 41.872575, -76.401050
    • 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 North Rome
  • 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 Bradford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bradford County
    • Since North Rome is near Tioga County and also Chemung County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tioga County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chemung 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 North Rome

Communities Also Named North Rome ...

We found one communities that are also named North Rome.

Within Pennsylvania, the name North Rome is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named North Rome in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Floyd County
      • This North Rome is located in Floyd County and lies 708 miles [1,139.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the North Rome that is located in Bradford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of North Rome.

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Rome ...

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.

  • Bumpville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Bumpville is located in Bradford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpville
  • Hoopers Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Hoopers Valley is located in Tioga County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopers Valley
  • Hornbrook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hornbrook is located in Bradford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornbrook
  • Huffs Corner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Huffs Corner is located in Bradford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffs Corner
  • Luthers Mills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Luthers Mills is located in Bradford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luthers Mills
  • Mac
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Mac is located in Bradford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mac
  • Milltown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Milltown is located in Bradford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
  • Overshot
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Overshot is located in Bradford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overshot
  • Owl Hollow
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Owl Hollow is located in Bradford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Hollow
  • Potterville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Potterville is located in Bradford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potterville
  • Quarry Glen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Quarry Glen is located in Bradford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry Glen
  • Standing Stone
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Standing Stone is located in Bradford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Stone
  • Towner
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Towner is located in Bradford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towner
  • Zion Heights
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Zion Heights is located in Bradford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Heights

How Far From North Rome 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 community such as North Rome to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Towanda, which is the Seat of Bradford County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 112 miles [180.2 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from North Rome to Harrisburg, 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 208 miles [334.7 km] to the south (S). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,746 miles [9,247.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,462 miles [10,399.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,337 miles [6,979.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Rome) 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 North Rome 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 North Rome. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8726, Longitude: -76.4010       In this case, the coordinates for North Rome have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.272 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.205 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.223 degrees.