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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 Rosendale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rosendale 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 Rosendale:
- 45.040670, -94.706620
- 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 Rosendale
- 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 Meeker County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Meeker County
- Since Rosendale is near Kandiyohi County and also Renville County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kandiyohi County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Renville 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 Rosendale
Communities Also Named Rosendale ...
We found five communities that are also named Rosendale.
Within Minnesota, the name Rosendale is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of five communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Hamilton County
- This Rosendale is located in Hamilton County and lies 201 miles [323.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Rosendale that is located in Meeker County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Rosendale.
- Missouri
- Andrew County
- This Rosendale is located in Andrew County and lies 345 miles [555.2 km]<1> to the south of the Rosendale that is located in Meeker County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Andrew County community of Rosendale.
- New York
- Ulster County
- This Rosendale is located in Ulster County and lies 1,054 miles [1,696.2 km]<1> to the east of the Rosendale that is located in Meeker County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ulster County community of Rosendale.
- Ontario
- This Rosendale lies 711 miles [1,144.2 km]<1> to the east of the Rosendale that is located in Meeker County.
- Wisconsin
- Fond du Lac County
- This Rosendale is located in Fond du Lac County and lies 309 miles [497.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Rosendale that is located in Meeker County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fond du Lac County community of Rosendale.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rosendale ...
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.
- Casey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Casey is located in Meeker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey
- Crow River
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Crow River is located in Meeker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow River
- Darwin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Forest City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenleaf
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Greenleaf is located in Meeker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
- Grove City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jennie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jennie is located in Meeker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennie
- Spicer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Rosendale 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 Rosendale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rosendale and extending to:
- Litchfield, which is the Seat of Meeker County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Rosendale to Litchfield, 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 78 miles [125.5 km] to the east (E). 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 998 miles [1,606.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 57 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,265 miles [10,082.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,022 miles [11,300.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,936 miles [7,943.7 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- Rosendale) 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 Rosendale 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 Rosendale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0407, Longitude: -94.7066 In this case, the coordinates for Rosendale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.321 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.336 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.415 degrees. |
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