Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Rohrbough, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rohrbough and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Rohrbough

• 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 Rohrbough:
  • 38.982039, -80.493146
  • 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 Rohrbough

• 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 Lewis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis County
  • Since Rohrbough is near Upshur County and also Braxton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Upshur County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Braxton 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 Rohrbough

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rohrbough ...

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.

• Arnold
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Arnold is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
• Butchersville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Butchersville is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butchersville
• Deanville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Deanville is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanville
• Fisher Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Fisher Hill is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Hill
• Freemansburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Freemansburg is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemansburg
• Georgetown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Georgetown is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Hickory Hills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hickory Hills is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
• Homewood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Homewood is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
• Pricetown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Pricetown is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pricetown
• Quiet Dale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Quiet Dale is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Dale
• Shady Brook
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Shady Brook is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Brook

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Rohrbough and extending to:

• Weston, which is the Seat of Lewis County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Rohrbough to Charleston, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 185 miles [297.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,038 miles [9,717.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,752 miles [10,866.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,627 miles [7,446.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'