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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 North Royalton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Royalton 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 North Royalton:
- 43.827289, -72.566488
- 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 North Royalton
- 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 Windsor County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Windsor County
- Since North Royalton is near Orange County and also Rutland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rutland 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 North Royalton
Communities Also Named North Royalton ...
We found one communities that are also named North Royalton.
Within Vermont, the name North Royalton is unique.
Beyond Vermont, there is another community also named North Royalton in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Cuyahoga County
- This North Royalton is located in Cuyahoga County and lies 497 miles [799.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the North Royalton that is located in Windsor County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cuyahoga County community of North Royalton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near North Royalton ...
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.
- Beanville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beanville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beanville
- Bragg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bragg is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg
- Braintree
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Braintree is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braintree
- Centerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Copper Flat
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Copper Flat is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Flat
- Gaysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gaysville is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaysville
- Jerusalem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jerusalem is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Pomfret
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pomfret is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomfret
- Prosper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Prosper is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosper
- Randolph
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Talcville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Talcville is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talcville
How Far From North Royalton 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 North Royalton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in North Royalton and extending to:
- Woodstock, which is the Seat of Windsor County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from North Royalton to Woodstock, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Montpelier, which is the State Capital of Vermont, lies 29 miles [46.7 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 411 miles [661.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,509 miles [8,865.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,226 miles [10,019.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,101 miles [6,599.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- North Royalton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 North Royalton 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 North Royalton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8273, Longitude: -72.5665 In this case, the coordinates for North Royalton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.674 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.602 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.518 degrees. |
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