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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 Roswell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Roswell 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 Roswell:
- 43.999142, -97.701464
- 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 Roswell
- 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 Miner County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Miner County
- Since Roswell is near Hanson County and also Sanborn County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hanson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sanborn 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 Roswell
Communities Also Named Roswell ...
We found nine communities that are also named Roswell.
Within South Dakota, the name Roswell is unique.
Beyond South Dakota, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Blount County
- This Roswell is located in Blount County and lies 901 miles [1,450 km]<1> to the southeast of the Roswell that is located in Miner County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Roswell.
- Colorado
- El Paso County
- This Roswell is located in El Paso County and lies 510 miles [820.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Roswell that is located in Miner County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Paso County community of Roswell.
- Georgia
- Cobb County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Roswell [Cobb County].
- Fulton County
- This Roswell is located in Fulton County and lies 991 miles [1,594.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Roswell that is located in Miner County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Roswell.
- Idaho
- Canyon County
- This Roswell is located in Canyon County and lies 956 miles [1,538.5 km]<1> to the west of the Roswell that is located in Miner County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Canyon County community of Roswell.
- Missouri
- Crawford County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Roswell [Crawford County].
- New Mexico
- Chaves County
- This Roswell is located in Chaves County and lies 818 miles [1,316.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Roswell that is located in Miner County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chaves County community of Roswell.
- Ohio
- Tuscarawas County
- This Roswell is located in Tuscarawas County and lies 869 miles [1,398.5 km]<1> to the east of the Roswell that is located in Miner County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscarawas County community of Roswell.
- Texas
- Bosque County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Roswell [Bosque County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Roswell ...
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.
- Carthage
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Epiphany
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Epiphany is located in Hanson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epiphany
- Estimated population in 2014: 103 people
- Farmer
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Farmer is located in Hanson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11 people
- Farwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Farwell is located in Hanson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
- Forestburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Forestburg is located in Sanborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestburg
- Population from the 2010 Census: 73 people
- Howard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mitchell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Prairie Village is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 18 people
- Unityville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Unityville is located in McCook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unityville
- Estimated population in 2014: 52 people
How Far From Roswell 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 town such as Roswell to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Roswell and extending to:
- Howard, which is the Seat of Miner County, lies just to the East.
- Pierre, which is the State Capital of South Dakota, lies 133 miles [214 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Roswell to Pierre, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,122 miles [1,805.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 64 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,415 miles [10,323.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,174 miles [11,545.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,094 miles [8,198 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- Roswell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Roswell could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Roswell 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 Roswell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9991, Longitude: -97.7015 In this case, the coordinates for Roswell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.453 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.643 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.306 degrees. |
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