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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 Saint Rose, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saint Rose 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 Saint Rose:
    • 38.684215, -89.554530
    • 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 Saint Rose
  • 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 Saint Rose ...

We found three communities that share the name Saint Rose.

Within Illinois, the name Saint Rose is unique.

Beyond Illinois, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Louisiana
      • Saint Charles Parish
      • This Saint Rose is located in Saint Charles Parish and lies 604 miles [972 km]<1> to the south of the Saint Rose that is located in Clinton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Charles Parish community of Saint Rose.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Saint Rose lies 1,527 miles [2,457.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Saint Rose that is located in Clinton County.
    • Wisconsin
      • Grant County
      • This Saint Rose is located in Grant County and lies 275 miles [442.6 km]<1> to the north of the Saint Rose that is located in Clinton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Saint Rose.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint 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.

  • Beaver Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
    • Beaver Creek is located in Bond County
  • Breese
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Harbor Light Bay
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor Light Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Light Bay
    • Harbor Light Bay is located in Clinton County
  • Highland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Highland is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,017 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland <3>
  • Huey
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huey
    • Huey is located in Clinton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huey <3>
  • Jamestown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Jamestown is located in Clinton County
  • Marine
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marine
    • Marine is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 919 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marine <3>
  • Marydale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydale
    • Marydale is located in Clinton County
  • Panorama Hills
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panorama Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Hills
    • Panorama Hills is located in Clinton County
  • Pocahontas
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Posey
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
    • Posey is located in Clinton County
  • Stubblefield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stubblefield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubblefield
    • Stubblefield is located in Bond County

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

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

  • Carlyle, which is the Seat of Clinton County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Saint Rose to Carlyle, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 76 miles [122.3 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 673 miles [1,083.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,410 miles [10,315.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,143 miles [11,495.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,023 miles [8,083.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

The official website for Clinton County: www.clintonco.org/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Saint Rose) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint Rose. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6842, Longitude: -89.5545       In this case, the coordinates for Saint Rose have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Saint Rose 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 315.654 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.28 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.333 degrees.




 

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