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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 Rosewood Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rosewood Heights and the surrounding area.
- 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 Rosewood Heights:
- 38.887825, -90.084829
- 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 Rosewood Heights
- 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Since Rosewood Heights is near Saint Charles County and also Saint Louis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Charles County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Louis 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 Rosewood Heights
Communities Also Named Rosewood Heights ...
We found one communities that are also named Rosewood Heights.
Within Illinois, the name Rosewood Heights is unique.
Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Rosewood Heights in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Carolina
- Pickens County
- This Rosewood Heights is located in Pickens County and lies 496 miles [798.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Rosewood Heights that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of Rosewood Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rosewood Heights ...
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.
- Cedar Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cedar Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Park
- Cottage Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cottage Hills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hills
- Edwardsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Holiday Shores
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Holiday Shores is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Shores
- Ivy Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ivy Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Heights
- Lakeview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lakeview is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Meadowbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Meadowbrook is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Mitchell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mitchell is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Rosedale
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rosedale is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Spanish Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Spanish Lake is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Lake
- Wanda
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wanda is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanda
- Wood River
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
How Far From Rosewood Heights 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 Rosewood Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rosewood Heights and extending to:
- Edwardsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Rosewood Heights to Springfield, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 700 miles [1,126.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,420 miles [10,332 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,155 miles [11,514.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,035 miles [8,103 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Rosewood Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Rosewood Heights 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 Rosewood Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8878, Longitude: -90.0848 In this case, the coordinates for Rosewood Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.008 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.715 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.535 degrees. |
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