Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rosemary Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rosemary Beach and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Rosemary Beach
- 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 Beach:
- 41.981987, -86.563633
- 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 Beach
- 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 Berrien County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Berrien County
- Since Rosemary Beach is near LaPorte County and also Saint Joseph County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for LaPorte County
- eBird sighting report for Saint Joseph 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 Beach ...
We found one communities that share the name Rosemary Beach.
Within Michigan, the name Rosemary Beach is unique.
Beyond Michigan, there is another community also named Rosemary Beach in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Walton County
- This Rosemary Beach is located in Walton County and lies 808 miles [1,300.3 km]<1> to the south of the Rosemary Beach that is located in Berrien County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walton County community of Rosemary Beach.
- Florida
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rosemary Beach ...
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.
- Birchwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Derby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Fair Plain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Plain
- Fair Plain is located in Berrien County
- Hills Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Corners
- Hills Corners is located in Berrien County
- Kings Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Landing
- Kings Landing is located in Berrien County
- Oxbow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Snow
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Stevensville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevensville
- Stevensville is located in Berrien County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,127 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stevensville <3>
- Vineland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Waverland Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverland Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverland Beach
- Waverland Beach is located in Berrien County
How Far From Rosemary Beach 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 Rosemary Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rosemary Beach and extending to:
- Saint Joseph, which is the Seat of Berrien County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 114 miles [183.5 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Rosemary Beach to Lansing, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 543 miles [873.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,138 miles [9,878.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,875 miles [11,064.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,757 miles [7,655.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rosemary Beach. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
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- Rosemary Beach) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rosemary Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9820, Longitude: -86.5636 In this case, the coordinates for Rosemary Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Rosemary Beach to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.728 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.54 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.008 degrees. |