Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rosemary, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rosemary and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Rosemary
- 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 Rosemary:
- 43.157864, -70.789222
- 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 Rosemary
- 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 York County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for York County
- Since Rosemary is near Rockingham County and also Strafford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Rockingham County
- eBird sighting report for Strafford 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 Rosemary ...
We found nine communities that share the name Rosemary.
Within Maine, the name Rosemary is unique.
Beyond Maine, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Cleburne County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Rosemary [Cleburne County].
- Hale County
- This Rosemary is located in Hale County and lies 1,163 miles [1,871.7 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Rosemary that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hale County community of Rosemary.
- Montgomery County
- This Rosemary is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,122 miles [1,805.7 km] to the southwest of the Rosemary that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Rosemary.
- Alberta
- This Rosemary lies 1,987 miles [3,197.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Rosemary that is located in York County.
- California
- Mississippi
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- South Carolina
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rosemary ...
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.
- Brickyard Landing ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brickyard Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Landing
- Brickyard Landing is located in York County
- Christian Shore
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christian Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Shore
- Christian Shore is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Cider Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cider Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cider Hill
- Cider Hill is located in York County
- Crocketts Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crocketts Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocketts Crossing
- Crocketts Crossing is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Dover
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Dover is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32,443 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <5>
- Gates Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gates Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates Corner
- Gates Corner is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Great Works
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Works have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Works
- Great Works is located in York County
- Green Acre
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acre have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acre
- Green Acre is located in York County
- Meadowbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Meadowbrook is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Puddle Dock ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Puddle Dock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puddle Dock
- Puddle Dock is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Scotland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Shepherds Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shepherds Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherds Hill
- Shepherds Hill is located in York County
How Far From Rosemary 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 community such as Rosemary to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rosemary and extending to:
- Alfred, which is the Seat of York County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Rosemary to Alfred, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 94 miles [151.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 438 miles [704.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,462 miles [8,790.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,172 miles [9,932.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,047 miles [6,513 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rosemary. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for York County: www.co.york.me.us/
The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Rosemary 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. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Rosemary) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rosemary. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1579, Longitude: -70.7892 In this case, the coordinates for Rosemary have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Rosemary, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Rosemary to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.689 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.384 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.032 degrees. |