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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 Saint Rosa, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saint Rosa 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 Saint Rosa:
- 45.728657, -94.716227
- 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 Saint Rosa
- 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 Saint Rosa is near Todd County and also Morrison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Todd County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morrison 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 Saint Rosa
Communities Also Named Saint Rosa ...
We found two communities that are also named Saint Rosa.
Within Minnesota, the name Saint Rosa is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Mercer County
- This Saint Rosa is located in Mercer County and lies 631 miles [1,015.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Saint Rosa that is located in Stearns County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Saint Rosa.
- Texas
- Harris County
- This Saint Rosa is located in Harris County and lies 1,108 miles [1,783.2 km]<1> to the south of the Saint Rosa that is located in Stearns County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Saint Rosa.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Rosa ...
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.
- Elmdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elmdale is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Freeport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Grey Eagle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Holdingford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Little Sauk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Little Sauk is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sauk
- Pillsbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pillsbury is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillsbury
- Pleasant Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Beach is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Beach
- Round Prairie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Round Prairie is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Prairie
- Swanville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
How Far From Saint Rosa 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 city such as Saint Rosa to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Saint Rosa and extending to:
- Saint Cloud, which is the Seat of Stearns County, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Saint Rosa to Saint Cloud, with an average speed<3> 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 just over a day.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 95 miles [152.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,015 miles [1,633.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,230 miles [10,026.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,988 miles [11,246.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,905 miles [7,893.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Saint Rosa) 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 Saint Rosa 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 Saint Rosa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.7287, Longitude: -94.7162 In this case, the coordinates for Saint Rosa have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.332 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.439 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.245 degrees. |
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