Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Rose Terrace, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rose Terrace and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Rose Terrace

• 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 Terrace:
  • 37.895070, -85.977186
  • 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 Rose Terrace

• 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 Hardin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hardin County
  • Since Rose Terrace is near Meade County and also Harrison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Meade County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison 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 Rose Terrace

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rose Terrace ...

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.

• Cedar Farm Landing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Farm Landing is located in Harrison County (IN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Farm Landing
• Evans Landing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Evans Landing is located in Harrison County (IN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Landing
• Howard
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Howard is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
• Hughes Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hughes Landing is located in Meade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Landing
• Lickskillet
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lickskillet is located in Meade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
• Red Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Red Hill is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
• Rock Haven
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Rock Haven is located in Meade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Haven
• Rogersville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rogersville is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
• Vine Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Vine Grove is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Grove
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,554 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vine Grove <1>
• Vine Grove Junction
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Vine Grove Junction is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Grove Junction

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Rose Terrace and extending to:

• Elizabethtown, which is the Seat of Hardin County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Rose Terrace to Elizabethtown, 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 four to five hours.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 63 miles [101.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 488 miles [785.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,310 miles [10,155 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,033 miles [11,318.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,908 miles [7,898.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'