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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 Roosevelt, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Roosevelt and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Roosevelt:
    • 48.758443, -122.451835
    • 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 Roosevelt
  • 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 Whatcom County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Whatcom County
    • Since Roosevelt is near Skagit County and also San Juan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Skagit County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for San Juan 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 Roosevelt

Communities Also Named Roosevelt ...

We found 29 communities that are also named Roosevelt.

There are three communities within Washington that are also named Roosevelt.

Beyond Washington, we know of 26 communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Washington ...
    • King County
      • This Roosevelt is located in King County and lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<1> to the south of the Roosevelt that is located in Whatcom County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Roosevelt.
    • Klickitat County
      • This Roosevelt is located in Klickitat County and lies 233 miles [375 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Roosevelt that is located in Whatcom County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Klickitat County community of Roosevelt.
    • Snohomish County
      • This Roosevelt is located in Snohomish County and lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Roosevelt that is located in Whatcom County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Snohomish County community of Roosevelt.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This Roosevelt is located in Jefferson County and lies 2,102 miles [3,382.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Roosevelt that is located in Whatcom County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Roosevelt.
    • Arizona
      • Gila County
      • This Roosevelt is located in Gila County and lies 1,193 miles [1,919.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Roosevelt that is located in Whatcom County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gila County community of Roosevelt.
    • Arkansas
      • White County
      • This Roosevelt is located in White County and lies 1,804 miles [2,903.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Roosevelt that is located in Whatcom County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of Roosevelt.
    • California
      • Los Angeles County
      • This Roosevelt is located in Los Angeles County and lies 1,050 miles [1,689.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Roosevelt that is located in Whatcom County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Roosevelt.
    • Georgia
      • Gilmer County
      • This Roosevelt is located in Gilmer County and lies 2,151 miles [3,461.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Roosevelt that is located in Whatcom County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gilmer County community of Roosevelt.
    • Idaho
      • Roosevelt #1
      • This community is historichttp://www.waymarking.com/wm/search.aspx?f=1&lat=48.758443&lon=-122.451835&t=6 and we have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for Roosevelt.
    • Iowa
      • Pottawattamie 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 Iowa community of Roosevelt [Pottawattamie County].
    • Kansas
      • Graham 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 Roosevelt [Graham County].
    • Kentucky
      • Breathitt County
      • This Roosevelt is located in Breathitt County and lies 2,093 miles [3,368.4 km]<1> to the east of the Roosevelt that is located in Whatcom County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Breathitt County community of Roosevelt.
    • Louisiana
      • East Carroll Parish
      • This Roosevelt is located in East Carroll Parish and lies 1,960 miles [3,154.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Roosevelt that is located in Whatcom County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Carroll Parish community of Roosevelt.
    • Michigan
      • Saginaw County
      • This Roosevelt is located in Saginaw County and lies 1,850 miles [2,977.3 km]<1> to the east of the Roosevelt that is located in Whatcom County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saginaw County community of Roosevelt.
    • Minnesota
      • Roseau County
      • This Roosevelt is located in Roseau County and lies 1,237 miles [1,990.8 km]<1> to the east of the Roosevelt that is located in Whatcom County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roseau County community of Roosevelt.
    • Missouri
      • Douglas County
      • This Roosevelt is located in Douglas County and lies 1,727 miles [2,779.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Roosevelt that is located in Whatcom County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Roosevelt.
    • Montana
      • Valley County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Valley County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Valley County community of Roosevelt.
    • New Jersey
      • Middlesex 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 New Jersey community of Roosevelt [Middlesex County].
    • New Mexico
      • Quay County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Quay County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Quay County community of Roosevelt.
    • New York
      • Nassau County
      • This Roosevelt is located in Nassau County and lies 2,417 miles [3,889.8 km]<1> to the east of the Roosevelt that is located in Whatcom County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nassau County community of Roosevelt.
    • Ohio
      • Montgomery 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 Ohio community of Roosevelt [Montgomery County].
    • Oklahoma
      • Kiowa County
      • This Roosevelt is located in Kiowa County and lies 1,530 miles [2,462.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Roosevelt that is located in Whatcom County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kiowa County community of Roosevelt.
    • Tennessee
      • Campbell 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 Tennessee community of Roosevelt [Campbell County].
    • Texas
      • Kimble County
      • This Roosevelt is located in Kimble County and lies 1,722 miles [2,771.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Roosevelt that is located in Whatcom County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kimble County community of Roosevelt.
      • Lubbock County
      • This Roosevelt is located in Lubbock County and lies 1,495 miles [2,406 km] to the southeast of the Roosevelt that is located in Whatcom County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lubbock County community of Roosevelt.
      • San Patricio County
      • This Roosevelt is located in San Patricio County and lies 1,956 miles [3,147.9 km] to the southeast of the Roosevelt that is located in Whatcom County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Patricio County community of Roosevelt.
    • Utah
      • Duchesne County
      • This Roosevelt is located in Duchesne County and lies 844 miles [1,358.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Roosevelt that is located in Whatcom County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duchesne County community of Roosevelt.
    • Wisconsin
      • Oneida County
      • This Roosevelt is located in Oneida County and lies 1,556 miles [2,504.1 km]<1> to the east of the Roosevelt that is located in Whatcom County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Roosevelt.
      • Shawano 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 Wisconsin community of Roosevelt [Shawano County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Roosevelt ...

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.

  • Alderwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Alderwood is located in Whatcom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderwood
  • Birchwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Birchwood is located in Whatcom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
  • Chuckanut Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Chuckanut Village is located in Whatcom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckanut Village
  • Dewey
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Dewey is located in Whatcom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
  • Eureka
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Eureka is located in Whatcom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Fairhaven
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairhaven is located in Whatcom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
  • Forest Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Forest Ridge is located in Whatcom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Ridge
  • Geneva
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Geneva is located in Whatcom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
  • Happy Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Happy Valley is located in Whatcom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
  • Noon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Noon is located in Whatcom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noon
  • Silver Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Silver Beach is located in Whatcom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach

How Far From Roosevelt 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 community such as Roosevelt to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Roosevelt and extending to:

  • Bellingham, which is the Seat of Whatcom County, lies just to the West.
  • Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 120 miles [193.1 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Roosevelt to Olympia, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,324 miles [3,740.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 132 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,700 miles [10,782.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,461 miles [12,007.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,595 miles [9,004.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Roosevelt) 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Roosevelt 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 Roosevelt, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Roosevelt 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 Roosevelt. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.7584, Longitude: -122.4518       In this case, the coordinates for Roosevelt have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.023 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.66 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.746 degrees.