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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 Rohrsburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rohrsburg 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 Rohrsburg:
- 41.133418, -76.422166
- 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 Rohrsburg
- 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 Columbia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
- Since Rohrsburg is near Luzerne County and also Lycoming County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Luzerne County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lycoming 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 Rohrsburg
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rohrsburg ...
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.
- Dennis Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dennis Mills is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis Mills
- Divide
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Divide is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
- Fowlersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fowlersville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlersville
- Greenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Greenwood is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Honeytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Honeytown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeytown
- Jonestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jonestown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Lightstreet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lightstreet is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightstreet
- Lime Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lime Ridge is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
- Maple Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Grove is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Orangeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Paper Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Paper Mill is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill
- Pine Summit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pine Summit is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Summit
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Polkville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Polkville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Register
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Register is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
- Stillwater
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Unityville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Springs is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
How Far From Rohrsburg 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 Rohrsburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Rohrsburg and extending to:
- Bloomsburg, which is the Seat of Columbia County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Rohrsburg to Bloomsburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 63 miles [101.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 157 miles [252.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,777 miles [9,297.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,490 miles [10,444.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,366 miles [7,026.4 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rohrsburg) 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 Rohrsburg 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 Rohrsburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1334, Longitude: -76.4222 In this case, the coordinates for Rohrsburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.352 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.179 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.547 degrees. |
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