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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 Rotan, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rotan 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 Rotan:
- 32.854894, -100.463021
- 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 Rotan
- 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 Fisher County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fisher County
- Since Rotan is near Stonewall County and also Scurry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stonewall County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Scurry 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 Rotan
Communities Also Named Rotan ...
We found two communities that are also named Rotan.
Within Texas, the name Rotan is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Desha County
- This Rotan is located in Desha County and lies 519 miles [835.2 km]<1> to the east of the Rotan that is located in Fisher County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Desha County community of Rotan.
- Mississippi County
- This Rotan is located in Mississippi County and lies 627 miles [1,009.1 km] to the east northeast of the Rotan that is located in Fisher County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi County community of Rotan.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rotan ...
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.
- Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Center is located in Fisher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Cross Roads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Roads is located in Fisher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Fisher
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fisher is located in Fisher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Harmony
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Hobbs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Longworth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Longworth is located in Fisher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longworth
- Pledger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pledger is located in Fisher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pledger
- Red Bluff Crossing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Red Bluff Crossing is located in Stonewall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff Crossing
How Far From Rotan 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 city such as Rotan to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rotan and extending to:
- Roby, which is the Seat of Fisher County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 239 miles [384.6 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Rotan to Austin, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,371 miles [2,206.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 54 days and walking would take 78 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,113 miles [11,447.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,857 miles [12,644.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,743 miles [9,242.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Rotan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Rotan 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 Rotan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8549, Longitude: -100.4630 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 322.453 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.457 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.335 degrees. |
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