Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Rosepine:
  • 30.919915, -93.282386
  • 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 Rosepine

• 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 parish-by-parish basis. We have selected Vernon Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Vernon Parish
  • Since Rosepine is near Beauregard Parish and also Newton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Beauregard Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Newton 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 Rosepine

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rosepine ...

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.

• Billy Goat Hill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Billy Goat Hill is located in Vernon Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billy Goat Hill
• Bon Ami
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Bon Ami is located in Beauregard Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Ami
• Carson
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Carson is located in Beauregard Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
• Coopers
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Coopers is located in Vernon Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
• Ikes
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Ikes is located in Beauregard Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ikes
• Knight
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Knight is located in Vernon Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight
• Longacre
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Longacre is located in Beauregard Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longacre
• Sandy Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Sandy Hill is located in Vernon Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill
• Savage Fork
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Savage Fork is located in Vernon Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage Fork

How Far From Rosepine to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Rosepine and extending to:

• Leesville, which is the Seat of Vernon Parish, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Rosepine to Leesville, with an average speed<2> 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.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 130 miles [209.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,069 miles [1,720.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 61 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,944 miles [11,175.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,663 miles [12,332.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,538 miles [8,912.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'