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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 Roelofs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Roelofs 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 Roelofs:
- 40.217053, -74.861553
- 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 Roelofs
- 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 Bucks County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bucks County
- Since Roelofs is near Mercer County and also Burlington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Burlington 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 Roelofs
Curious and Interesting Names Near Roelofs ...
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.
- Birch Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Birch Valley is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Valley
- Bucktoe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bucktoe is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktoe
- Cobalt Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cobalt Ridge is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobalt Ridge
- Crabtree Hollow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Crabtree Hollow is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree Hollow
- Elderberry Pond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elderberry Pond is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderberry Pond
- Fairless Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fairless Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairless Junction is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairless Junction
- Glenlake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Glenlake is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenlake
- Goldenridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Goldenridge is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldenridge
- Hillcrest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hillcrest is located in Mercer County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Holly Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Holly Hill is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
- Indian Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Indian Creek is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Maple Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Point is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Point
- Oaktree Hollow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oaktree Hollow is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktree Hollow
- Red Cedar Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Red Cedar Hill is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cedar Hill
- Thornridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Thornridge is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornridge
- Will O Wood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Will O Wood is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Will O Wood
- Woodside
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Woodside is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
How Far From Roelofs 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 Roelofs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Roelofs and extending to:
- Doylestown, which is the Seat of Bucks County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Roelofs to Doylestown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 106 miles [170.6 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 147 miles [236.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,750 miles [9,253.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,456 miles [10,389.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,332 miles [6,971.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Roelofs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Roelofs 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 Roelofs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2171, Longitude: -74.8616 In this case, the coordinates for Roelofs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.50 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.069 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.252 degrees. |
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