Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rose, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rose and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Rose
- 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:
- 37.793096, -95.686372
- 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
- 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 Woodson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Woodson County
- Since Rose is near Wilson County and also Allen County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wilson County
- eBird sighting report for Allen 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Rose ...
We found seventeen communities that share the name Rose.
Within Kansas, the name Rose is unique.
Beyond Kansas, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Rose is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,020 miles [1,641.5 km]<2> to the southeast of the Rose that is located in Woodson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Rose.
- Leon County
- This Rose is located in Leon County and lies 836 miles [1,345.4 km] to the southeast of the Rose that is located in Woodson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leon County community of Rose.
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Bingham County
- This Rose is located in Bingham County and lies 949 miles [1,527.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Rose that is located in Woodson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bingham County community of Rose.
- Caribou County
- This Rose is located in Caribou County and lies 897 miles [1,443.6 km] to the west northwest of the Rose that is located in Woodson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caribou County community of Rose.
- Iowa
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Nebraska
- New York
- Steuben County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Rose [Steuben County].
- Wayne County
- This Rose is located in Wayne County and lies 1,052 miles [1,693 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Rose that is located in Woodson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Rose.
- North Carolina
- Nova Scotia
- This Rose lies 1,718 miles [2,764.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Rose that is located in Woodson County.
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- South Dakota
Curious and Interesting Names Near 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.
- Buffalo
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Cookville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Coyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyville
- Coyville is located in Wilson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Hasty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Humboldt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
- Humboldt is located in Allen County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,778 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Humboldt <5>
- Octagon City ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Octagon City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octagon City
- Octagon City is located in Allen County
- Rest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Roper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Roper is located in Wilson County
How Far From 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 Rose to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rose and extending to:
- Yates Center, which is the Seat of Woodson County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Rose to Topeka, with an average speed<7>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,011 miles [1,627 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,679 miles [10,748.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,424 miles [11,947.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,311 miles [8,547.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rose. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Woodson County: www.woodsoncounty.net/
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Rose) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rose. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7931, Longitude: -95.6864 In this case, the coordinates for Rose have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 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. |
| <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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.699 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.838 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.439 degrees. |