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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 Roseto, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Roseto 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 Roseto:
    • 40.880929, -75.220180
    • 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 Roseto
  • 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 Northampton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Northampton County
    • Since Roseto is near Monroe County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren 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 Roseto

Curious and Interesting Names Near Roseto ...

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.

  • Alpha
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Alpha is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
  • Factoryville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Factoryville is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factoryville
  • Five Points
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Five Points is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Flicksville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Flicksville is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flicksville
  • Grand Central
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Grand Central is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Central
  • Martins Creek Junction
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Martins Creek Junction is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Creek Junction
  • Stone Church
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Stone Church is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Church
  • Stormville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Stormville is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stormville
  • Wind Gap
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)

How Far From Roseto 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 Roseto to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Roseto and extending to:

  • Easton, which is the Seat of Northampton County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Roseto to Easton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 96 miles [154.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 167 miles [268.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,738 miles [9,234.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,447 miles [10,375.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,323 miles [6,957.2 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Roseto) 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 Roseto 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 Roseto. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8809, Longitude: -75.2202       In this case, the coordinates for Roseto have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.65 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.345 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.121 degrees.