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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 Rossmore, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rossmore 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 Rossmore:
    • 37.809271, -81.981235
    • 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 Rossmore
  • 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 Logan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Logan County
    • Since Rossmore is near Mingo County and also Boone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mingo County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Boone 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 Rossmore

Communities Also Named Rossmore ...

We found one communities that are also named Rossmore.

Within West Virginia, the name Rossmore is unique.

Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Rossmore in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ontario
      • This Rossmore lies 498 miles [801.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Rossmore that is located in Logan County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rossmore ...

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.

  • Black Bottom
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Black Bottom is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bottom
  • Dog Patch
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Dog Patch is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Patch
  • Frogtown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Frogtown is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
  • Hedgeview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hedgeview is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeview
  • Monitor
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Monitor is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
  • Peach Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Peach Creek is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Creek
  • Red Campbell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Red Campbell is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Campbell
  • Ridgeview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ridgeview is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
  • Rum Junction
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Rum Junction is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rum Junction
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Shamrock
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Shamrock is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
    • Sunbeam
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Sunbeam is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbeam
    • Superior Bottom
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Superior Bottom is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior Bottom
    • Trace Junction
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Trace Junction is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trace Junction
    • Walnut Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Walnut Hill is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
    • Wanda
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Wanda is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanda

How Far From Rossmore to ...

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 Rossmore to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Logan, which is the Seat of Logan County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 41 miles [66 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Rossmore to Charleston, with an average speed<2> 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 just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 278 miles [447.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,152 miles [9,900.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,865 miles [11,048.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,740 miles [7,628.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Rossmore) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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.
<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 Rossmore 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 Rossmore. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8093, Longitude: -81.9812       In this case, the coordinates for Rossmore have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.881 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.685 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.184 degrees.