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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 Roscoe, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Roscoe 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 Roscoe:
- 45.432454, -94.636579
- 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 Roscoe
- 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 Stearns County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stearns County
- Since Roscoe is near Meeker County and also Kandiyohi County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Meeker County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kandiyohi 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 Roscoe
Communities Also Named Roscoe ...
We found eighteen communities that are also named Roscoe.
There is one other community in Minnesota that is also named Roscoe.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of seventeen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Minnesota ...
- Goodhue County
- This Roscoe is located in Goodhue County and lies 123 miles [197.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Roscoe that is located in Stearns County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Goodhue County community of Roscoe.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Colbert 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 Alabama community of Roscoe [Colbert County].
- Georgia
- Coweta County
- This Roscoe is located in Coweta County and lies 974 miles [1,567.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Roscoe that is located in Stearns County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coweta County community of Roscoe.
- Illinois
- Winnebago County
- This Roscoe is located in Winnebago County and lies 348 miles [560.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Roscoe that is located in Stearns County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winnebago County community of Roscoe.
- Iowa
- Des Moines County
- This Roscoe is located in Des Moines County and lies 348 miles [560.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Roscoe that is located in Stearns County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Des Moines County community of Roscoe.
- Kansas
- Graham County
- This Roscoe is located in Graham County and lies 486 miles [782.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Roscoe that is located in Stearns County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Graham County community of Roscoe.
- Kentucky
- Elliott County
- This Roscoe is located in Elliott County and lies 782 miles [1,258.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Roscoe that is located in Stearns County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elliott County community of Roscoe.
- Michigan
- Alger 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 Michigan community of Roscoe [Alger County].
- Mississippi
- Newton County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Roscoe [Newton County].
- Missouri
- Saint Clair County
- This Roscoe is located in Saint Clair County and lies 516 miles [830.4 km]<1> to the south of the Roscoe that is located in Stearns County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Roscoe.
- Montana
- Carbon County
- This Roscoe is located in Carbon County and lies 719 miles [1,157.1 km]<1> to the west of the Roscoe that is located in Stearns County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carbon County community of Roscoe.
- Nebraska
- Keith County
- This Roscoe is located in Keith County and lies 458 miles [737.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Roscoe that is located in Stearns County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Keith County community of Roscoe.
- New York
- Sullivan County
- This Roscoe is located in Sullivan County and lies 1,011 miles [1,627 km]<1> to the east of the Roscoe that is located in Stearns County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Roscoe.
- North Carolina
- Chatham 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 North Carolina community of Roscoe [Chatham County].
- Ohio
- Coshocton County
- This Roscoe is located in Coshocton County and lies 736 miles [1,184.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Roscoe that is located in Stearns County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coshocton County community of Roscoe.
- Pennsylvania
- Washington County
- This Roscoe is located in Washington County and lies 831 miles [1,337.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Roscoe that is located in Stearns County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Roscoe.
- South Dakota
- Edmunds County
- This Roscoe is located in Edmunds County and lies 227 miles [365.3 km]<1> to the west of the Roscoe that is located in Stearns County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edmunds County community of Roscoe.
- Texas
- Nolan County
- This Roscoe is located in Nolan County and lies 950 miles [1,528.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Roscoe that is located in Stearns County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nolan County community of Roscoe.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Roscoe ...
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.
- Cold Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Crow River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Crow River is located in Meeker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow River
- Eden Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Georgeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Georgeville is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Jacobs Prairie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jacobs Prairie is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Prairie
- Lake Henry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lake Henry is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Henry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
- Marty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Marty is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marty
- Regal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Regal is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Rockville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
How Far From Roscoe 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 city such as Roscoe to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Roscoe and extending to:
- Saint Cloud, which is the Seat of Stearns County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Roscoe to Saint Cloud, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 82 miles [132 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,004 miles [1,615.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 57 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,243 miles [10,047.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,000 miles [11,265.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,916 miles [7,911.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Roscoe) 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 Roscoe 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. |
| <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 Roscoe, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Roscoe 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 Roscoe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4325, Longitude: -94.6366 In this case, the coordinates for Roscoe have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.274 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.334 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.277 degrees. |
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