Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 RoEllen:
  • 36.023682, -89.281459
  • 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 RoEllen

• 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 Dyer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dyer County
  • Since RoEllen is near Gibson County and also Lake County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gibson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lake 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 RoEllen

Curious and Interesting Names Near RoEllen ...

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.

• Bishop
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Bishop is located in Dyer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
• Bruceville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Bruceville is located in Dyer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,453 people
• Dyersburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Dyersburg is located in Dyer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyersburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,082 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyersburg <1>
• Elizabeth
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Elizabeth is located in Crockett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
  • Estimated population in 2014: 14,271 people
• Forks of the River
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Forks of the River is located in Gibson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of the River
• Four Points
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Four Points is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
• Friendship
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Friendship is located in Crockett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
• Good Hope
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Good Hope is located in Dyer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
• Jenkinsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jenkinsville is located in Dyer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkinsville
• Maxey
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Maxey is located in Dyer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxey
• Middle City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Middle City is located in Dyer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle City
• Mount Hope
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Mount Hope is located in Dyer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
• Rock Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Rock Springs is located in Dyer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
• Stokes
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Stokes is located in Dyer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes

How Far From RoEllen to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as RoEllen to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Dyersburg, which is the Seat of Dyer County, lies just to the West.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from RoEllen to Nashville, with an average speed<3>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 699 miles [1,124.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,530 miles [10,509 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,255 miles [11,675.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,131 miles [8,257.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'