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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 Rosemount, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rosemount 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 Rosemount:
- 44.746604, -93.066083
- 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 Rosemount
- 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 Dakota County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dakota County
- Since Rosemount is near Washington County and also Ramsey County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ramsey 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 Rosemount
Communities Also Named Rosemount ...
We found three communities that are also named Rosemount.
Within Minnesota, the name Rosemount is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Scioto County
- This Rosemount is located in Scioto County and lies 661 miles [1,063.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Rosemount that is located in Dakota County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scioto County community of Rosemount.
- Ontario
- This Rosemount lies 630 miles [1,013.9 km]<1> to the east of the Rosemount that is located in Dakota County.
- Pennsylvania
- York County
- This Rosemount is located in York County and lies 896 miles [1,442 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Rosemount that is located in Dakota County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Rosemount.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rosemount ...
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.
- Apple Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cottage Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Empire
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Empire is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Pine Bend
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Bend is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bend
- Rich Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rich Valley is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Valley
- Roseport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Roseport is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseport
- Sunfish Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
How Far From Rosemount 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 city such as Rosemount to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rosemount and extending to:
- Hastings, which is the Seat of Dakota County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Rosemount to Hastings, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 14 miles [22.5 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 916 miles [1,474.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,228 miles [10,023 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,982 miles [11,236.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,889 miles [7,868.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rosemount) 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 Rosemount 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 Rosemount. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7466, Longitude: -93.0661 In this case, the coordinates for Rosemount have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.154 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.967 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.593 degrees. |
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