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Communities Also Named Rose Lake ...
We found four communities that share the name Rose Lake.
Within British Columbia, the name Rose Lake is unique.
Beyond British Columbia, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Idaho
- Kootenai County
- This Rose Lake is located in Kootenai County and lies 628 miles [1,010.7 km]<1> to the southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kootenai County community of Rose Lake.
- Illinois
- Saint Clair County
- This Rose Lake is located in Saint Clair County and lies 1,991 miles [3,204.2 km]<1> to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Rose Lake.
- Michigan
- Branch County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Rose Lake [Branch County].
- Osceola County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Rose Lake [Osceola County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rose Lake ...
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.
- Decker Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Decker Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker Lake
- Forestdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forestdale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- Francois Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Francois Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francois Lake
- Knockholt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lucas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucas came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
How Far From Rose Lake 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 Rose Lake to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rose Lake and extending to:
- Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 427 miles [687.2 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Rose Lake to Victoria, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 25 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 17 days.
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,268 miles [3,650 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 129 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,374 miles [10,258 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,126 miles [11,468.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,342 miles [8,597.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rose Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Province of British Columbia: https://www.gov.bc.ca/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Rose Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rose Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 54.4003, Longitude: -126.0227 |
| <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 Rose Lake 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 . 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> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Lake to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 344.136 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 346.481 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 329.626 degrees. |
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