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:
- 39.367388, -80.411905
- 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 Harrison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Harrison County
- Since Rosebud is near Marion County and also Wetzel County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Marion County
- eBird sighting report for Wetzel 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.
Within West Virginia, the name Rosebud is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another 23 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 23 communities, 22 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Alberta
- This Rosebud lies 1,761 miles [2,834.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Rosebud that is located in Harrison County.
- Arizona
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Jasper County
- This Rosebud is located in Jasper County and lies 375 miles [603.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rosebud that is located in Harrison 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 385 miles [619.6 km] to the west of the Rosebud that is located in Harrison 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 316 miles [508.6 km] to the west of the Rosebud that is located in Harrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Rosebud.
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nevada
- New Mexico
- North Carolina
- Henderson County
- This Rosebud is located in Henderson County and lies 302 miles [486 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Rosebud that is located in Harrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Rosebud.
- Stokes County
- This Rosebud is located in Stokes County and lies 211 miles [339.6 km] to the south of the Rosebud that is located in Harrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stokes County community of Rosebud.
- Wilson County
- This Rosebud is located in Wilson County and lies 285 miles [458.7 km] to the south southeast of the Rosebud that is located in Harrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Rosebud.
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Texas
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.
- Brown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Dixie
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Erie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Gore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore
- Gore is located in Harrison County
- Gypsy
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Jimtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Katy Lick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy Lick
- Katy Lick is located in Harrison County
- Liberty
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Lumberport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberport
- Lumberport is located in Harrison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Marshville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshville
- Marshville is located in Harrison County
- Meadowbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Meadowbrook is located in Harrison County
- Olive
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Rosebud 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 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:
- Clarksburg, which is the Seat of Harrison County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Rosebud to Charleston, with an average speed<5>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 three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 183 miles [294.5 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,018 miles [9,685 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,733 miles [10,835.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,608 miles [7,415.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
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 Harrison County: www.harrisoncountywv.com/
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.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 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: 39.3674, Longitude: -80.4119 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 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.889 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.785 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.992 degrees. |