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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 Rootville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rootville 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 Rootville:
- 41.774724, -79.872528
- 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 Rootville
- 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 Crawford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford County
- Since Rootville is near Erie County and also Venango County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Erie County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Venango 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 Rootville
Communities Also Named Rootville ...
We found one communities that are also named Rootville.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Rootville is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Rootville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Otsego County
- This Rootville is located in Otsego County and lies 240 miles [386.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rootville that is located in Crawford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otsego County community of Rootville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rootville ...
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.
- Centerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clappville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clappville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clappville
- Lakeville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Lincolnville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Little Cooley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Little Cooley is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cooley
- New Ireland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Ireland is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ireland
- Riceville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Townville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Townville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Tryonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Rootville 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 Rootville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rootville and extending to:
- Meadville, which is the Seat of Crawford County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rootville to Meadville, 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 five to six hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 186 miles [299.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 248 miles [399.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,890 miles [9,479 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,613 miles [10,642.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,489 miles [7,224.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Rootville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Rootville 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 Rootville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7747, Longitude: -79.8725 In this case, the coordinates for Rootville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.434 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.634 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.869 degrees. |
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