Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rose, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rose and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Rose
- 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:
- 38.120475, -122.491089
- 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 Rose
- 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 Sonoma County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Sonoma County
- Since Rose is near Marin County and also Napa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Marin County
- eBird sighting report for Napa 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 Rose ...
We found seventeen communities that share the name Rose.
Within California, the name Rose is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Rose is located in Hillsborough County and lies 2,399 miles [3,860.8 km]<1> to the east of the Rose that is located in Sonoma County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Rose.
- Leon County
- This Rose is located in Leon County and lies 2,237 miles [3,600.1 km] to the east of the Rose that is located in Sonoma County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leon County community of Rose.
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Bingham County
- This Rose is located in Bingham County and lies 638 miles [1,026.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Rose that is located in Sonoma County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bingham County community of Rose.
- Caribou County
- This Rose is located in Caribou County and lies 653 miles [1,050.9 km] to the east northeast of the Rose that is located in Sonoma County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caribou County community of Rose.
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Nebraska
- New York
- Steuben 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 New York community of Rose [Steuben County].
- Wayne County
- This Rose is located in Wayne County and lies 2,385 miles [3,838.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rose that is located in Sonoma County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Rose.
- North Carolina
- Nova Scotia
- This Rose lies 2,995 miles [4,820 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rose that is located in Sonoma County.
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- South Dakota
- Florida
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rose ...
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.
- Fairville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Four Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Four Corners is located in Sonoma County
- Giant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Golf ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Greenwood ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Haystack
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Lakeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Lucas Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucas Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Valley
- Lucas Valley is located in Marin County
- Manor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Nitro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Sleepy Hollow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sleepy Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Marin County
- Vineburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineburg
- Vineburg is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vineburg <6>
How Far From Rose 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 to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Rose once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Rose and extending to:
- Santa Rosa, which is the Seat of Sonoma County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rose to Santa Rosa, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 63 miles [101.4 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 about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,430 miles [3,910.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 95 days and walking would take 138 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,394 miles [11,899.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,160 miles [13,132.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,219 miles [10,008.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Sonoma County: www.sonoma-county.org/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rose) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rose. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1205, Longitude: -122.4911 In this case, the coordinates for Rose 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 Rose 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 Rose, 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.301 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.289 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.211 degrees. |