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:
- 31.941260, -87.136931
- 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 Wilcox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wilcox County
- Since Rosebud is near Dallas County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Dallas County
- eBird sighting report for Monroe 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 Alabama, the name Rosebud is unique.
Beyond Alabama, 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 ...
- Alberta
- This Rosebud lies 1,868 miles [3,006.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Rosebud that is located in Wilcox County.
- Arizona
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Jasper County
- This Rosebud is located in Jasper County and lies 627 miles [1,009.1 km]<1> to the north of the Rosebud that is located in Wilcox 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 432 miles [695.2 km] to the north of the Rosebud that is located in Wilcox 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 457 miles [735.5 km] to the north of the Rosebud that is located in Wilcox 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 354 miles [569.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Rosebud that is located in Wilcox 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 498 miles [801.5 km] to the northeast of the Rosebud that is located in Wilcox 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 593 miles [954.3 km] to the east northeast of the Rosebud that is located in Wilcox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Rosebud.
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Texas
- West Virginia
- Alberta
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.
- Chestnut
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Dry Forks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Elm Bluff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Halls Ferry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Ferry
- Halls Ferry is located in Dallas County
- Harmony
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Nellie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Old Texas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Pebble Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pebble Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Hill
- Pebble Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Pine Apple
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Apple
- Pine Apple is located in Wilcox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Pine Apple Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Apple Station have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Apple Station
- Pine Apple Station is located in Wilcox County
- Pinebelt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Rock Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Rock Springs is located in Wilcox County
- Rockwest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Snow Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Swink
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Apple Station
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:
- Camden, which is the Seat of Wilcox County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rosebud to Camden, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 57 miles [91.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 743 miles [1,195.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,641 miles [10,687.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,344 miles [11,819 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,222 miles [8,404 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 State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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: 31.9413, Longitude: -87.1369 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 313.766 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.174 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.75 degrees. |