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

When in Roseland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Roseland 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 Roseland:
    • 41.717630, -86.250592
    • 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 Roseland
  • 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 Roseland ...

We found 23 communities that share the name Roseland.

Within Indiana, the name Roseland is unique.

Beyond Indiana, we know of another 23 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 23 communities, twenty are located in the United States and four are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Mississippi County
      • This Roseland is located in Mississippi County and lies 455 miles [732.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Roseland that is located in Saint Joseph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi County community of Roseland.
    • California
      • Sonoma County
      • This Roseland is located in Sonoma County and lies 1,926 miles [3,099.6 km]<1> to the west of the Roseland that is located in Saint Joseph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sonoma County community of Roseland.
    • Florida
      • Indian River County
      • This Roseland is located in Indian River County and lies 1,012 miles [1,628.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Roseland that is located in Saint Joseph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Indian River County community of Roseland.
    • Georgia
      • Fulton County
      • This Roseland is located in Fulton County and lies 561 miles [902.8 km]<1> to the south of the Roseland that is located in Saint Joseph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Roseland.
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This Roseland is located in Cook County and lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<1> to the west of the Roseland that is located in Saint Joseph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Roseland.
    • Kansas
      • Cherokee County
      • This Roseland is located in Cherokee County and lies 550 miles [885.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Roseland that is located in Saint Joseph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Roseland.
    • Louisiana
      • Tangipahoa Parish
      • This Roseland is located in Tangipahoa Parish and lies 792 miles [1,274.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Roseland that is located in Saint Joseph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tangipahoa Parish community of Roseland.
    • Manitoba
      • This Roseland lies 866 miles [1,393.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Roseland that is located in Saint Joseph County.
    • Minnesota
      • Kandiyohi County
      • This Roseland is located in Kandiyohi County and lies 497 miles [799.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Roseland that is located in Saint Joseph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kandiyohi County community of Roseland.
    • Missouri
      • Henry County
      • This Roseland is located in Henry County and lies 448 miles [721 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Roseland that is located in Saint Joseph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Roseland.
    • Nebraska
      • Adams County
      • This Roseland is located in Adams County and lies 645 miles [1,038 km]<1> to the west of the Roseland that is located in Saint Joseph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Roseland.
    • New Jersey
      • Essex 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 Jersey community of Roseland [Essex County].
    • New York
      • Monroe County
      • This Roseland is located in Monroe County and lies 462 miles [743.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Roseland that is located in Saint Joseph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Roseland.
    • North Carolina
      • Columbus County
      • This Roseland is located in Columbus County and lies 655 miles [1,054.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Roseland that is located in Saint Joseph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbus County community of Roseland.
      • Lincoln County
      • This Roseland is located in Lincoln County and lies 509 miles [819.2 km] to the south southeast of the Roseland that is located in Saint Joseph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Roseland.
      • Moore County
      • This Roseland is located in Moore County and lies 582 miles [936.6 km] to the southeast of the Roseland that is located in Saint Joseph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Moore County community of Roseland.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Roseland lies 1,171 miles [1,884.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Roseland that is located in Saint Joseph County.
    • Ohio
      • Franklin 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 Ohio community of Roseland [Franklin County].
      • Richland County
      • This Roseland is located in Richland County and lies 202 miles [325.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Roseland that is located in Saint Joseph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Roseland.
    • Ontario
      • This Roseland lies 171 miles [275.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Roseland that is located in Saint Joseph County.
    • South Carolina
      • Aiken County
      • This Roseland is located in Aiken County and lies 617 miles [993 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Roseland that is located in Saint Joseph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aiken County community of Roseland.
    • Texas
      • Collin 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 Texas community of Roseland [Collin County].
    • Virginia
      • Nelson County
      • This Roseland is located in Nelson County and lies 473 miles [761.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Roseland that is located in Saint Joseph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nelson County community of Roseland.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Roseland ...

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.

  • Bakertown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bakertown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakertown
    • Bakertown is located in Berrien County (MI)
  • Chain-O-Lakes
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chain-O-Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain-O-Lakes
    • Chain-O-Lakes is located in Saint Joseph County
  • Edwardsburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwardsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsburg
    • Edwardsburg is located in Cass County (MI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwardsburg <5>
  • Georgetown
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
    • Georgetown is located in Saint Joseph County
  • Indian Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
    • Indian Village is located in Saint Joseph County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
  • Maple Lane
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Lane
    • Maple Lane is located in Saint Joseph County
  • Nutwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nutwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
    • Nutwood is located in Saint Joseph County
  • Olive
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olive have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
    • Olive is located in Saint Joseph County

How Far From Roseland 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 town such as Roseland to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • South Bend, which is the Seat of Saint Joseph County, lies just to the South.
  • Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Roseland to Indianapolis, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 522 miles [840.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,139 miles [9,879.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,874 miles [11,062.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,756 miles [7,654 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

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

The official website for Saint Joseph County: www.stjosephcountyindiana.com/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.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 from Point A (ie- Roseland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Roseland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7176, Longitude: -86.2506       In this case, the coordinates for Roseland 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 Roseland 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 Roseland, 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Roseland to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.526 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.271 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.935 degrees.









 

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