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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 Rose Island, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rose Island 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 Rose Island:
- 43.782794, -83.431351
- 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 Island
- 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 Huron County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Huron County
- Since Rose Island is near Tuscola County and also Sanilac County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscola County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sanilac 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 Island
Communities Also Named Rose Island ...
We found one communities that are also named Rose Island.
Within Michigan, the name Rose Island is unique.
Beyond Michigan, there is another community also named Rose Island in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ontario
- This Rose Island lies 281 miles [452.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rose Island that is located in Huron County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rose Island ...
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.
- Bach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bach is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bach
- Caseville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fairgrove
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Gagetown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ivanhoe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ivanhoe is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
- Linkville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Linkville is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkville
- Pigeon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Unionville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Valley Island
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Valley Island is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Island
How Far From Rose Island 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 Island to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rose Island and extending to:
- Bad Axe, which is the Seat of Huron County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Rose Island to Bad Axe, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 91 miles [146.5 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 472 miles [759.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,937 miles [9,554.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,673 miles [10,739.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,556 miles [7,332.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Rose Island) 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 Rose Island 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 Rose Island. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7828, Longitude: -83.4314 In this case, the coordinates for Rose Island have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.606 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.398 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.851 degrees. |
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