Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Rosie, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rosie and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Rosie

• 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 Rosie:
  • 35.668681, -91.538018
  • 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 Rosie

• 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 Independence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Independence County
  • Since Rosie is near Jackson County and also White County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for White 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 Rosie

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rosie ...

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.

• Departe ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Departe is located in Independence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Departe
• Elmo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Elmo is located in Independence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
• Huff
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Huff is located in Independence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
• Jamestown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jamestown is located in Independence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
• Macks
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Macks is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macks
• Maple Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Maple Springs is located in Independence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Springs
• Pleasant Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Independence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Pleasant Plains
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Plains is located in Independence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
• Quail Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Quail Valley is located in Independence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Valley
• Riverview
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Riverview is located in Independence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
• Sharp
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Sharp is located in Independence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp
• Sulphur Rock
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Sulphur Rock is located in Independence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Rock
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
• Union Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Union Hill is located in Independence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Rosie and extending to:

• Batesville, which is the Seat of Independence County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 76 miles [122.3 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Rosie to Little Rock, with an average speed<2>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 5 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 826 miles [1,329.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 47 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,636 miles [10,679.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,365 miles [11,852.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,242 miles [8,436.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'