Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rodman, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rodman and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Rodman
- 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 Rodman:
- 40.341186, -78.400292
- 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 Rodman
- 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 Blair County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Blair County
- Since Rodman is near Bedford County and also Huntingdon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bedford County
- eBird sighting report for Huntingdon 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 Rodman ...
We found five communities that share the name Rodman.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Rodman is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alaska
- Florida
- Iowa
- New York
- South Carolina
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rodman ...
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.
- Claysburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysburg
- Claysburg is located in Blair County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Claysburg <3>
- Clover Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Creek
- Clover Creek is located in Blair County
- Cotton Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Cotton Town is located in Blair County
- Curryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Curryville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curryville
- Curryville is located in Blair County
- Foot of Ten
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foot of Ten have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foot of Ten
- Foot of Ten is located in Blair County
- Fredericksburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Fredericksburg is located in Blair County
- Friesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesville
- Friesville is located in Blair County
- Gaysport
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Hollidaysburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollidaysburg
- Hollidaysburg is located in Blair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,632 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollidaysburg <3>
- Loop
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Martinsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Martinsburg is located in Blair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,858 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsburg <3>
- Martinsburg Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsburg Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg Junction
- Martinsburg Junction is located in Blair County
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- Musselman Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Musselman Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musselman Grove
- Musselman Grove is located in Blair County
- Puzzletown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puzzletown
- Puzzletown is located in Blair County
- Reservoir
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Roaring Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roaring Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Spring
- Roaring Spring is located in Blair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,399 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roaring Spring <3>
- Stiffler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Sunbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Musselman Grove
How Far From Rodman 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 Rodman to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rodman and extending to:
- Hollidaysburg, which is the Seat of Blair County, lies just to the North.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Rodman to Harrisburg, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 123 miles [197.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,893 miles [9,483.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,607 miles [10,632.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,482 miles [7,213.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rodman. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 Rodman 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' (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- Rodman) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rodman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3412, Longitude: -78.4003 In this case, the coordinates for Rodman have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Rodman 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 308.615 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.485 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.748 degrees. |