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

When in Rose Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rose Hill 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 Hill:
    • 31.989656, -81.111223
    • 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 Hill
  • 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 Hill ...

We found 54 communities that share the name Rose Hill.

There are three communities within Georgia that are also named Rose Hill.

Beyond Georgia, we know of another 51 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 51 communities, 53 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Muscogee County
      • This Rose Hill is located in Muscogee County and lies 228 miles [366.9 km]<1> to the west of the Rose Hill that is located in Chatham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Rose Hill.
    • Oconee County
      • This Rose Hill is located in Oconee County and lies 177 miles [284.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Rose Hill that is located in Chatham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Rose Hill.
    • Pike County
      • This Rose Hill is located in Pike County and lies 200 miles [321.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rose Hill that is located in Chatham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Rose Hill.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Covington County
      • This Rose Hill is located in Covington County and lies 309 miles [497.3 km]<1> to the west of the Rose Hill that is located in Chatham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Covington County community of Rose Hill.
      • Elmore County
      • This Rose Hill is located in Elmore County and lies 308 miles [495.7 km] to the west of the Rose Hill that is located in Chatham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elmore County community of Rose Hill.
      • Jefferson County
      • This Rose Hill is located in Jefferson County and lies 339 miles [545.6 km] to the west northwest of the Rose Hill that is located in Chatham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Rose Hill.
    • Arkansas
      • Drew County
      • This Rose Hill is located in Drew County and lies 631 miles [1,015.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rose Hill that is located in Chatham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Drew County community of Rose Hill.
      • Lincoln County
      • This Rose Hill is located in Lincoln County and lies 627 miles [1,009.1 km] to the west northwest of the Rose Hill that is located in Chatham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Rose Hill.
    • California
      • Los Angeles County
      • This Rose Hill is located in Los Angeles County and lies 2,139 miles [3,442.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rose Hill that is located in Chatham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Rose Hill.
    • Delaware
      • New Castle 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 Delaware community of Rose Hill [New Castle County].
    • Florida
      • Citrus 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 Florida community of Rose Hill [Citrus County].
    • Illinois
      • Cook 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 Illinois community of Rose Hill [Cook County].
      • DuPage 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 Illinois community of Rose Hill [DuPage County].
      • Jasper County
      • This Rose Hill is located in Jasper County and lies 630 miles [1,013.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Rose Hill that is located in Chatham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Rose Hill.
    • Iowa
      • Mahaska County
      • This Rose Hill is located in Mahaska County and lies 898 miles [1,445.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Rose Hill that is located in Chatham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahaska County community of Rose Hill.
    • Kansas
      • Butler County
      • This Rose Hill is located in Butler County and lies 985 miles [1,585.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rose Hill that is located in Chatham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Rose Hill.
      • Neosho 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 Kansas community of Rose Hill [Neosho County].
    • Kentucky
      • Carter County
      • This Rose Hill is located in Carter County and lies 454 miles [730.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Rose Hill that is located in Chatham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carter County community of Rose Hill.
      • Mercer 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 Kentucky community of Rose Hill [Mercer County].
    • Louisiana
      • Vermilion Parish
      • This Rose Hill is located in Vermilion Parish and lies 667 miles [1,073.4 km]<1> to the west of the Rose Hill that is located in Chatham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vermilion Parish community of Rose Hill.
      • West Baton Rouge Parish
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Rose Hill [West Baton Rouge Parish].
    • Maryland
      • Calvert County
      • This Rose Hill is located in Calvert County and lies 520 miles [836.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Rose Hill that is located in Chatham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Rose Hill.
    • Mississippi
      • Jasper County
      • This Rose Hill is located in Jasper County and lies 461 miles [741.9 km]<1> to the west of the Rose Hill that is located in Chatham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Rose Hill.
      • Warren County
      • This Rose Hill is located in Warren County and lies 567 miles [912.5 km] to the west of the Rose Hill that is located in Chatham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Rose Hill.
    • Missouri
      • Johnson County
      • This Rose Hill is located in Johnson County and lies 860 miles [1,384 km]<1> to the northwest of the Rose Hill that is located in Chatham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Rose Hill.
      • Saint Louis 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 Missouri community of Rose Hill [Saint Louis County].
    • Montana
      • Valley County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Rose Hill [Valley County].
    • New York
      • New York County
      • This Rose Hill is located in New York County and lies 722 miles [1,161.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Rose Hill that is located in Chatham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New York County community of Rose Hill.
      • Onondaga County
      • This Rose Hill is located in Onondaga County and lies 797 miles [1,282.6 km] to the north northeast of the Rose Hill that is located in Chatham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onondaga County community of Rose Hill.
      • Seneca County
      • This Rose Hill is located in Seneca County and lies 784 miles [1,261.7 km] to the north northeast of the Rose Hill that is located in Chatham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Seneca County community of Rose Hill.
    • North Carolina
      • Duplin County
      • This Rose Hill is located in Duplin County and lies 264 miles [424.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Rose Hill that is located in Chatham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duplin County community of Rose Hill.
      • Warren County
      • This Rose Hill is located in Warren County and lies 351 miles [564.9 km] to the north northeast of the Rose Hill that is located in Chatham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Rose Hill.
    • Ohio
      • Darke County
      • This Rose Hill is located in Darke County and lies 608 miles [978.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Rose Hill that is located in Chatham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darke County community of Rose Hill.
      • Hamilton County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Hamilton County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Rose Hill.
    • Ontario
      • This Rose Hill lies 932 miles [1,499.9 km]<1> to the north of the Rose Hill that is located in Chatham County.
    • South Carolina
      • Aiken County
      • This Rose Hill is located in Aiken County and lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Rose Hill that is located in Chatham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aiken County community of Rose Hill.
      • Beaufort County
      • This Rose Hill is located in Beaufort County and lies 49 miles [78.9 km] to the north northeast of the Rose Hill that is located in Chatham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Rose Hill.
      • Florence County
      • This Rose Hill is located in Florence County and lies 168 miles [270.4 km] to the north northeast of the Rose Hill that is located in Chatham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of Rose Hill.
      • Georgetown County
      • This Rose Hill is located in Georgetown County and lies 148 miles [238.2 km] to the northeast of the Rose Hill that is located in Chatham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Georgetown County community of Rose Hill.
      • Lee County
      • This Rose Hill is located in Lee County and lies 154 miles [247.8 km] to the north northeast of the Rose Hill that is located in Chatham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Rose Hill.
    • Tennessee
      • Madison 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 Tennessee community of Rose Hill [Madison County].
      • Montgomery County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Rose Hill [Montgomery County].
      • Unicoi 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 Tennessee community of Rose Hill [Unicoi County].
      • Union County
      • This Rose Hill is located in Union County and lies 334 miles [537.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Rose Hill that is located in Chatham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Rose Hill.
    • Texas
      • Dallas County
      • This Rose Hill is located in Dallas County and lies 903 miles [1,453.2 km]<1> to the west of the Rose Hill that is located in Chatham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Rose Hill.
      • Harris County
      • This Rose Hill is located in Harris County and lies 872 miles [1,403.3 km] to the west of the Rose Hill that is located in Chatham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Rose Hill.
      • San Jacinto County
      • This Rose Hill is located in San Jacinto County and lies 830 miles [1,335.8 km] to the west of the Rose Hill that is located in Chatham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Jacinto County community of Rose Hill.
    • Virginia
      • Albemarle County
      • This Rose Hill is located in Albemarle County and lies 441 miles [709.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Rose Hill that is located in Chatham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Rose Hill.
      • Fairfax County
      • This Rose Hill is located in Fairfax County and lies 520 miles [836.9 km] to the north northeast of the Rose Hill that is located in Chatham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Rose Hill.
      • Lee County
      • This Rose Hill is located in Lee County and lies 347 miles [558.4 km] to the north northwest of the Rose Hill that is located in Chatham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Rose Hill.
      • Prince William County
      • This Rose Hill is located in Prince William County and lies 502 miles [807.9 km] to the north northeast of the Rose Hill that is located in Chatham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince William County community of Rose Hill.
      • Rappahannock County
      • This Rose Hill is located in Rappahannock County and lies 493 miles [793.4 km] to the north northeast of the Rose Hill that is located in Chatham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rappahannock County community of Rose Hill.
    • Washington
      • King County
      • This Rose Hill is located in King County and lies 2,394 miles [3,852.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Rose Hill that is located in Chatham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Rose Hill.
    • West Virginia
      • Jefferson County
      • This Rose Hill is located in Jefferson County and lies 544 miles [875.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Rose Hill that is located in Chatham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Rose Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rose Hill ...

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.

  • Bona Bella
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bona Bella have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bona Bella
    • Bona Bella is located in Chatham County
  • Cedar Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Cedar Grove is located in Chatham County
  • Cedar Hammock
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Hammock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hammock
    • Cedar Hammock is located in Chatham County
  • Cresthill
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cresthill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresthill
    • Cresthill is located in Chatham County
  • Fleetwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleetwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetwood
    • Fleetwood is located in Chatham County
  • Grove Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
    • Grove Park is located in Chatham County
  • Groveland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groveland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
    • Groveland is located in Chatham County
  • Halcyon Bluff
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halcyon Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halcyon Bluff
    • Halcyon Bluff is located in Chatham County
  • Isle of Hope
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isle of Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of Hope
    • Isle of Hope is located in Chatham County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Kings Wood
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Wood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Wood
      • Kings Wood is located in Chatham County
    • Magnolia Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Park
      • Magnolia Park is located in Chatham County
    • Mount Pleasant
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Chatham County
    • Pin Point
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pin Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Point
      • Pin Point is located in Chatham County
    • Rivers End
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rivers End have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers End
      • Rivers End is located in Chatham County
    • Sackville ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sackville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sackville
      • Sackville is located in Chatham County

How Far From Rose Hill to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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 Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Savannah, which is the Seat of Chatham County, lies just to the North.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 225 miles [362.1 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Rose Hill to Atlanta, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 529 miles [851.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,376 miles [10,261.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,061 miles [11,363.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,948 miles [7,963 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rose Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Chatham County: www.chathamcounty.org/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

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 Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rose Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.9897, Longitude: -81.1112       In this case, the coordinates for Rose Hill 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 Hill 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 Hill, 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 Rose Hill 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 310.321 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.203 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.503 degrees.









 

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