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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 Rozel, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rozel 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 Rozel:
    • 38.196337, -99.401854
    • 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 Rozel
  • 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 Pawnee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pawnee County
    • Since Rozel is near Hodgeman County and also Edwards County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hodgeman County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Edwards 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 Rozel

Communities Also Named Rozel ...

We found one communities that are also named Rozel.

Within Kansas, the name Rozel is unique.

Beyond Kansas, there is another community also named Rozel in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Utah
      • Box Elder County
      • This Rozel is located in Box Elder County and lies 738 miles [1,187.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rozel that is located in Pawnee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Box Elder County community of Rozel.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rozel ...

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.

How Far From Rozel to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Rozel to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Larned, which is the Seat of Pawnee County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Rozel to Larned, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six hours.
  • Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 209 miles [336.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,205 miles [1,939.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 69 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,785 miles [10,919.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,537 miles [12,129.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,437 miles [8,750 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- Rozel) 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 Rozel 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 Rozel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1963, Longitude: -99.4019    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 322.32 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.941 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.223 degrees.