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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 Rose Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rose Place 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 Rose Place:
    • 35.238699, -90.595940
    • 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 Rose Place
  • 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 Cross County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cross County
    • Since Rose Place is near Saint Francis County and also Crittenden County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Francis County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Crittenden 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 Rose Place

Communities Also Named Rose Place ...

We found one communities that are also named Rose Place.

Within Arkansas, the name Rose Place is unique.

Beyond Arkansas, there is another community also named Rose Place in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Lake County
      • This Rose Place is located in Lake County and lies 1,783 miles [2,869.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rose Place that is located in Cross County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Rose Place.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rose Place ...

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.

  • Birdeye
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Birdeye is located in Cross County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdeye
  • Coldwater
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Coldwater is located in Cross County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
  • Cottonwood Corner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Cottonwood Corner is located in Saint Francis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Corner
  • Dixie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Dixie is located in Crittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
  • Flag Lake Crossing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Flag Lake Crossing is located in Cross County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Lake Crossing
  • Hicks Station
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Hicks Station is located in Saint Francis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Station
  • Love Place
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Love Place is located in Cross County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Place
  • Pleasant Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Cross County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Princedale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Princedale is located in Cross County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princedale
  • Shell Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Shell Lake is located in Saint Francis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Lake
  • Three Forks
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Three Forks is located in Crittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
  • Twist
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Twist is located in Cross County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twist
  • Twist Ferry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Twist Ferry is located in Cross County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twist Ferry
  • Wildcat ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Wildcat is located in Crittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcat

How Far From Rose Place 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 Rose Place to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Wynne, which is the Seat of Cross County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Rose Place to Wynne, 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.
  • Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 100 miles [160.9 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 787 miles [1,266.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,621 miles [10,655.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,346 miles [11,822.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,222 miles [8,404 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Rose Place) 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 Rose Place 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 Rose Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2387, Longitude: -90.5959       In this case, the coordinates for Rose Place have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.143 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.376 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.543 degrees.