|
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in White Rose, we use the following websites to find information relevant to White Rose 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 White Rose:
- 39.030863, -87.222492
- 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 White 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Since White Rose is near Sullivan County and also Knox County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Knox 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 White Rose
Communities Also Named White Rose ...
We found two communities that are also named White Rose.
Within Indiana, the name White Rose is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Taylor County
- This White Rose is located in Taylor County and lies 146 miles [235 km]<1> to the southeast of the White Rose that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taylor County community of White Rose.
- Ontario
- 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 Ontario community of White Rose.
Curious and Interesting Names Near White 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.
- Beehunter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beehunter is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beehunter
- Bucktown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bucktown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Greenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greenville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Hoosier
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Island City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lone Tree
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Tree is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree
- Lyons
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Marco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marco is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marco
- Pleasantville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pleasantville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Scotchtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stringtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stringtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
How Far From White Rose 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 White Rose to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in White Rose and extending to:
- Bloomfield, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from White Rose to Bloomfield, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 76 miles [122.3 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 546 miles [878.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,304 miles [10,145.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,034 miles [11,320.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,911 miles [7,903.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- White Rose) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 White 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> | 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 White Rose 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 White Rose. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0309, Longitude: -87.2225 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.153 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.605 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.162 degrees. |
|
|