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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 Rosewood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rosewood and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Rosewood:
    • 30.997963, -91.883454
    • 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 Rosewood
  • 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 Avoyelles Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Avoyelles Parish
    • Since Rosewood is near Pointe Coupee Parish and also Saint Landry Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pointe Coupee Parish
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Landry Parish
  • 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 Rosewood

Communities Also Named Rosewood ...

We found 28 communities that are also named Rosewood.

Within Louisiana, the name Rosewood is unique.

Beyond Louisiana, we know of 28 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 28 communities, 27 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Rosewood is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 297 miles [478 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rosewood that is located in Avoyelles Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Rosewood.
    • California
      • Humboldt County
      • This Rosewood is located in Humboldt County and lies 1,914 miles [3,080.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rosewood that is located in Avoyelles Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humboldt County community of Rosewood.
      • Tehama County
      • This Rosewood is located in Tehama County and lies 1,825 miles [2,937.1 km] to the west northwest of the Rosewood that is located in Avoyelles Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tehama County community of Rosewood.
    • Florida
      • Levy County
      • This Rosewood is located in Levy County and lies 548 miles [881.9 km]<1> to the east of the Rosewood that is located in Avoyelles Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Levy County community of Rosewood.
    • Georgia
      • Muscogee County
      • This Rosewood is located in Muscogee County and lies 421 miles [677.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rosewood that is located in Avoyelles Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Rosewood.
    • Illinois
      • Jefferson County
      • 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 Illinois community of Rosewood [Jefferson County].
      • Madison County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Rosewood [Madison County].
    • Indiana
      • Harrison County
      • This Rosewood is located in Harrison County and lies 592 miles [952.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Rosewood that is located in Avoyelles Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Rosewood.
    • Kansas
      • Labette County
      • 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 Kansas community of Rosewood [Labette County].
    • Kentucky
      • Muhlenberg County
      • This Rosewood is located in Muhlenberg County and lies 501 miles [806.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Rosewood that is located in Avoyelles Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muhlenberg County community of Rosewood.
    • Manitoba
      • This Rosewood lies 1,318 miles [2,121.1 km]<1> to the north of the Rosewood that is located in Avoyelles Parish.
    • Maryland
      • Calvert County
      • This Rosewood is located in Calvert County and lies 1,011 miles [1,627 km]<1> to the northeast of the Rosewood that is located in Avoyelles Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Rosewood.
    • Minnesota
      • Marshall County
      • This Rosewood is located in Marshall County and lies 1,209 miles [1,945.7 km]<1> to the north of the Rosewood that is located in Avoyelles Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Rosewood.
    • Missouri
      • Putnam County
      • This Rosewood is located in Putnam County and lies 653 miles [1,050.9 km]<1> to the north of the Rosewood that is located in Avoyelles Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Rosewood.
    • North Carolina
      • Orange County
      • This Rosewood is located in Orange County and lies 812 miles [1,306.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rosewood that is located in Avoyelles Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Rosewood.
      • Pasquotank County
      • This Rosewood is located in Pasquotank County and lies 971 miles [1,562.7 km] to the east northeast of the Rosewood that is located in Avoyelles Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pasquotank County community of Rosewood.
      • Wayne County
      • This Rosewood is located in Wayne County and lies 853 miles [1,372.8 km] to the east northeast of the Rosewood that is located in Avoyelles Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Rosewood.
    • Ohio
      • Champaign County
      • This Rosewood is located in Champaign County and lies 775 miles [1,247.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Rosewood that is located in Avoyelles Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Champaign County community of Rosewood.
    • Oregon
      • Clackamas County
      • This Rosewood is located in Clackamas County and lies 1,929 miles [3,104.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Rosewood that is located in Avoyelles Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clackamas County community of Rosewood.
    • South Carolina
      • Horry County
      • This Rosewood is located in Horry County and lies 774 miles [1,245.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rosewood that is located in Avoyelles Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Rosewood.
      • Orangeburg County
      • This Rosewood is located in Orangeburg County and lies 669 miles [1,076.7 km] to the east northeast of the Rosewood that is located in Avoyelles Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orangeburg County community of Rosewood.
      • Richland County
      • This Rosewood is located in Richland County and lies 666 miles [1,071.8 km] to the east northeast of the Rosewood that is located in Avoyelles Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Rosewood.
      • Spartanburg County
      • This Rosewood is located in Spartanburg County and lies 640 miles [1,030 km] to the east northeast of the Rosewood that is located in Avoyelles Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Rosewood.
    • Tennessee
      • Sumner County
      • This Rosewood is located in Sumner County and lies 475 miles [764.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Rosewood that is located in Avoyelles Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumner County community of Rosewood.
    • Texas
      • Upshur County
      • This Rosewood is located in Upshur County and lies 223 miles [358.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Rosewood that is located in Avoyelles Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Upshur County community of Rosewood.
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • This Rosewood is located in Davis County and lies 1,313 miles [2,113.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Rosewood that is located in Avoyelles Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Rosewood.
    • Washington
      • Spokane County
      • 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 Washington community of Rosewood [Spokane County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Racine County
      • This Rosewood is located in Racine County and lies 831 miles [1,337.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Rosewood that is located in Avoyelles Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Racine County community of Rosewood.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rosewood ...

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.

  • Bayou Jack
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Bayou Jack is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Jack
  • Cocoville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Cocoville is located in Avoyelles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocoville
  • Cottonport
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Eden ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Eden is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
  • Enterprise
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Enterprise is located in Avoyelles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
  • Gordon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Gordon is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
  • Gum Ridge ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Gum Ridge is located in Avoyelles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Ridge
  • Hickory
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Hickory is located in Avoyelles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
  • Long Bridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Long Bridge is located in Avoyelles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bridge
  • Naples ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Naples is located in Avoyelles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
  • Red Fish
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Red Fish is located in Avoyelles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Fish
  • Woodside
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Woodside is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
  • Yellow Bayou
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Yellow Bayou is located in Avoyelles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bayou

How Far From Rosewood 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 community such as Rosewood to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Marksville, which is the Seat of Avoyelles Parish, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rosewood to Marksville, 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.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 57 miles [91.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 999 miles [1,607.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 57 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,884 miles [11,078.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,598 miles [12,227.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,474 miles [8,809.5 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- Rosewood) 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Rosewood 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 parish. 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 Rosewood 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 Rosewood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.9980, Longitude: -91.8835       In this case, the coordinates for Rosewood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.553 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.287 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.785 degrees.