Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rosebud, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rosebud and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Rosebud
- 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 Rosebud:
- 36.307082, -80.180881
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Rosebud
- 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 Stokes County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Stokes County
- Since Rosebud is near Forsyth County and also Rockingham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Forsyth County
- eBird sighting report for Rockingham 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Rosebud ...
We found 23 communities that share the name Rosebud.
There are two communities within North Carolina that are also named Rosebud.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 21 communities, 22 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Henderson County
- Wilson County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Alberta
- This Rosebud lies 1,909 miles [3,072.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Rosebud that is located in Stokes County.
- Arizona
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Jasper County
- This Rosebud is located in Jasper County and lies 499 miles [803.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Rosebud that is located in Stokes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Rosebud.
- Warrick County
- This Rosebud is located in Warrick County and lies 418 miles [672.7 km] to the west northwest of the Rosebud that is located in Stokes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warrick County community of Rosebud.
- Washington County
- This Rosebud is located in Washington County and lies 364 miles [585.8 km] to the west northwest of the Rosebud that is located in Stokes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Rosebud.
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nevada
- New Mexico
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Texas
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rosebud ...
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.
- Ceramic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Chestnut Trails
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Trails have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Trails
- Chestnut Trails is located in Forsyth County
- Dennis
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Dennis is located in Forsyth County
- Flat Shoals
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Flat Shoals is located in Stokes County
- Friendship
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Stokes County
- Germanton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germanton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germanton
- Germanton is located in Stokes County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Germanton <5>
- Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Meadows is located in Stokes County
- Mountain View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Mountain View is located in Stokes County
- Neatman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatman
- Neatman is located in Stokes County
- Quaker Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gap
- Quaker Gap is located in Stokes County
- Walnut Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Cove
- Walnut Cove is located in Stokes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,532 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Cove <5>
How Far From Rosebud 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 Rosebud to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rosebud and extending to:
- Danbury, which is the Seat of Stokes County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Rosebud to Raleigh, with an average speed<6>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 6 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 248 miles [399.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,144 miles [9,887.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,845 miles [11,016 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,724 miles [7,602.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rosebud. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Stokes County: www.co.stokes.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Rosebud) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rosebud. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3071, Longitude: -80.1809 In this case, the coordinates for Rosebud have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Rosebud 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 Rosebud, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Rosebud to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.831 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.263 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.911 degrees. |