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Introduction ...
Below is our collection of tidbits, odds 'n ends for Rollins.
This page contains three sections:
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How Far From Rollins 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 Rollins to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Rollins to:
- Point Pleasant [Map], which is the Seat of Mason County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km] to the West Northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rollins to Point Pleasant, with an average speed<2> 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 [Map], which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 35 miles [56.3 km] to the South Southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC [Map]) is 264 miles [424.9 km] to the East (E). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock [Map]) is 6,106 miles [9,826.7 km] and it lies to the Northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba [Map]) is 6,822 miles [10,978.9 km] and it lies to the Northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican [Map]) is 4,697 miles [7,559.1 km] and it lies to the Northeast (NE).<6>
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Communities Also Named Rollins ...
We have found 14 communities that share the name Rollins.
While the name Rollins is unique within West Virginia, we know of another 14 communities with the same name in the United States.
Communities Outside of West Virginia
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Alabama
Autauga County
Our profile page for Rollins, Autauga County [Map]
Distance: About 493 miles [793.4 km] to the South Southwest
Chambers County
Our profile page for Rollins, Chambers County [Map]
Distance: About 448 miles [721 km] to the South Southwest
Etowah County
Our profile page for Rollins, Etowah County [Map]
This community is historic.<7>
Distance: About 393 miles [632.5 km] to the Southwest
Colorado
Gilpin County
Our profile page for Rollins, Gilpin County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<8>
Although located in Gilpin County, we don't know the location of this community within the county.
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Georgia
Paulding County
Our profile page for Rollins, Paulding County [Map]
Distance: About 378 miles [608.3 km] to the South Southwest
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Illinois
Lake County
Our profile page for Rollins, Lake County [Map]
Distance: About 404 miles [650.2 km] to the Northwest
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Indiana
Martin County
Our profile page for Rollins, Martin County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.
Although located in Martin County, we don't know the location of this community within the county.
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Minnesota
Saint Louis County
Our profile page for Rollins, Saint Louis County [Map]
Distance: About 766 miles [1,232.8 km] to the Northwest
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Montana
Lake County
Our profile page for Rollins, Lake County [Map]
Distance: About 1,721 miles [2,769.7 km] to the West Northwest
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North Carolina
Burke County
Our profile page for Rollins, Burke County [Map]
This community is historic.
Distance: About 217 miles [349.2 km] to the South
Madison County
Our profile page for Rollins, Madison County [Map]
Distance: About 211 miles [339.6 km] to the South
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South Carolina
Williamsburg County
Our profile page for Rollins, Williamsburg County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.
Although located in Williamsburg County, we don't know the location of this community within the county.
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Tennessee
Madison County
Our profile page for Rollins, Madison County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.
Although located in Madison County, we don't know the location of this community within the county.
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Washington
Spokane County
Our profile page for Rollins, Spokane County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.
Although located in Spokane County, we don't know the location of this community within the county.
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Curious and Interesting Names Near Rollins ...
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 talk about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
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Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rollins. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of West Virginia: www.wv.gov/
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance that starts in Rollins. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rollins) to Point B.
Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rollins. The point that we are using is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8054, Longitude: -81.9501 [Map]. In this case, the coordinates for Rollins have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).- Return to Citation |
| <2> | 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. - Return to Citation |
| <3> | 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 Rollins to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. - Return to Citation |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.846 degrees. - Return to Citation |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.791 degrees. - Return to Citation |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.855 degrees. - Return to Citation |
| <7> | 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 Rollins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. - Return to Citation |
| <8> | 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 Rollins 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.- Return to Citation |
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