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 Roseburg:
40.441193, -77.332486
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.
We found five communities that share the name Roseburg.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Roseburg is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Indiana
Grant County
This Roseburg is located in Grant County and lies 440 miles [708.1 km]<1> to the west of the Roseburg that is located in Perry County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Roseburg.
Union County
This Roseburg is located in Union County and lies 406 miles [653.4 km] to the west of the Roseburg that is located in Perry County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Roseburg.
Kentucky
Hart County
This Roseburg is located in Hart County and lies 516 miles [830.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Roseburg that is located in Perry County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hart County community of Roseburg.
Michigan
Sanilac County
This Roseburg is located in Sanilac County and lies 336 miles [540.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Roseburg that is located in Perry County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sanilac County community of Roseburg.
Oregon
Douglas County
This Roseburg is located in Douglas County and lies 2,345 miles [3,773.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Roseburg that is located in Perry County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Roseburg.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Roseburg ...
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.
Centre (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centre have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Falling Spring (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Falling Spring. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
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 Roseburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Roseburg and extending to:
Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Roseburg to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 107 miles [172.2 km] to the south (S). 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 shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,844 miles [9,405 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,557 miles [10,552.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,432 miles [7,132.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
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- Roseburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Roseburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4412, Longitude: -77.3325 In this case, the coordinates for Roseburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
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.
<3>
An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>
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.
<5>
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 Roseburg to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.96 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.758 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.236 degrees.