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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 Roanoke:
47.594543, -122.242901
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.
We found twenty communities that share the name Roanoke.
Within Washington, the name Roanoke is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Randolph County
This Roanoke is located in Randolph County and lies 2,153 miles [3,464.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Roanoke that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Roanoke.
Florida
Hillsborough County
This Roanoke is located in Hillsborough County and lies 2,517 miles [4,050.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Roanoke that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Roanoke.
Georgia
Ben Hill 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 Roanoke [Ben Hill County].
Stewart County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Roanoke [Stewart County].
Illinois
Woodford County
This Roanoke is located in Woodford County and lies 1,687 miles [2,715 km]<1> to the east of the Roanoke that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Woodford County community of Roanoke.
Indiana
Huntington County
This Roanoke is located in Huntington County and lies 1,860 miles [2,993.4 km]<1> to the east of the Roanoke that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huntington County community of Roanoke.
Kansas
Hamilton 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 Kansas community of Roanoke [Hamilton County].
Meade County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Roanoke [Meade County].
Stanton County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Stanton County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stanton County community of Roanoke.
Kentucky
Larue County
This Roanoke is located in Larue County and lies 1,956 miles [3,147.9 km]<1> to the east of the Roanoke that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Larue County community of Roanoke.
Louisiana
Jefferson Davis Parish
This Roanoke is located in Jefferson Davis Parish and lies 1,966 miles [3,164 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Roanoke that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson Davis Parish community of Roanoke.
Missouri
Howard County
This Roanoke is located in Howard County and lies 1,576 miles [2,536.3 km]<1> to the east of the Roanoke that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Roanoke.
Nebraska
Douglas 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 Nebraska community of Roanoke [Douglas County].
New Mexico
Chaves County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Chaves County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chaves County community of Roanoke.
New York
Genesee County
This Roanoke is located in Genesee County and lies 2,141 miles [3,445.6 km]<1> to the east of the Roanoke that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Genesee County community of Roanoke.
South Carolina
Pickens 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 South Carolina community of Roanoke [Pickens County].
South Dakota
Faulk 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 South Dakota community of Roanoke [Faulk County].
Texas
Denton County
This Roanoke is located in Denton County and lies 1,645 miles [2,647.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Roanoke that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Denton County community of Roanoke.
Virginia
Roanoke City
This Roanoke is located in Roanoke City and lies 2,239 miles [3,603.3 km]<1> to the east of the Roanoke that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke City community of Roanoke.
West Virginia
Lewis County
This Roanoke is located in Lewis County and lies 2,154 miles [3,466.5 km]<1> to the east of the Roanoke that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Roanoke.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Roanoke ...
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.
Belltown (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belltown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Roanoke to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Roanoke and extending to:
Seattle, which is the Seat of King County, lies just to the West Northwest.
Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Roanoke to Olympia, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,316 miles [3,727.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 132 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,772 miles [10,898.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,534 miles [12,124.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,658 miles [9,105.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Roanoke) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Roanoke. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.5945, Longitude: -122.2429 In this case, the coordinates for Roanoke have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Roanoke 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>
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Roanoke, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>
The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>
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.
<6>
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 Roanoke to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.799 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.342 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.701 degrees.