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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 Rohr, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rohr 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 Rohr:
- 39.587305, -79.817002
- 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 Rohr
- 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 Preston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Preston County
- Since Rohr is near Monongalia County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monongalia County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette 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 Rohr
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rohr ...
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.
- Bull Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bull Run is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
- Cascade
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cascade is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Cheat Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cheat Lake is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheat Lake
- Cheat Neck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cheat Neck is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheat Neck
- Gum Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gum Spring is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Spring
- Herring
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Herring is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
- Hog Eye
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hog Eye is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Eye
- Ices Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ices Ferry is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ices Ferry
- Jerome Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jerome Park is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome Park
- Kanes Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kanes Creek is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanes Creek
- Laurel Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Run is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Run
- Masontown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Pioneer Rocks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pioneer Rocks is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Rocks
- Reedsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Richard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Richard is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard
- Ridgedale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgedale is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
- Rock Forge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rock Forge is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Forge
- Rockville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rockville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Sunset Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sunset Beach is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
How Far From Rohr to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Rohr to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Rohr and extending to:
- Kingwood, which is the Seat of Preston County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Rohr to Kingwood, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 129 miles [207.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 156 miles [251.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,984 miles [9,630.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,698 miles [10,779.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,574 miles [7,361.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rohr) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Rohr 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 Rohr. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5873, Longitude: -79.8170 In this case, the coordinates for Rohr have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.518 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.395 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.653 degrees. |
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