Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Rouzerville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rouzerville and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Rouzerville

• 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 Rouzerville:
  • 39.738865, -77.533425
  • 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 Rouzerville

• 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
  • Since Rouzerville is near Washington County and also Frederick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick 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 Rouzerville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rouzerville ...

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.

• Beartown
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Beartown is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Beartown
  • From Rouzerville to Beartown
• Browns Store ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Browns Store is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Store
• Cascade
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cascade is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cascade
  • From Rouzerville to Cascade
• Five Forks
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Five Forks is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Fountain Dale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Fountain Dale is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Dale
• Fox Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Fox Hill is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hill
• Gladhill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Gladhill is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladhill
• Highfield
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Highfield is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield
• Highfield - Cascade
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Highfield - Cascade is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield - Cascade
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Highfield - Cascade
  • From Rouzerville to Highfield - Cascade
• Roadside
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Roadside is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadside
• Rocky Forge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Rocky Forge is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Forge
• Tomstown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Tomstown is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomstown

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Rouzerville and extending to:

• Chambersburg, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rouzerville to Chambersburg, with an average speed<2> 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 51 miles [82.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 63 miles [101.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,883 miles [9,467.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,592 miles [10,608.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,468 miles [7,190.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'