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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 Blooming Rose, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blooming Rose and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Blooming Rose:
    • 37.612820, -91.972658
    • 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 Blooming Rose
  • 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 Phelps County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Phelps County
    • Since Blooming Rose is near Texas County and also Pulaski County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Texas County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski 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 Blooming Rose

Communities Also Named Blooming Rose ...

We found one communities that are also named Blooming Rose.

Within Missouri, the name Blooming Rose is unique.

Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Blooming Rose in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Garrett County
      • This Blooming Rose is located in Garrett County and lies 689 miles [1,108.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Blooming Rose that is located in Phelps County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garrett County community of Blooming Rose.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Blooming Rose ...

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.

  • Big Piney
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Big Piney is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Piney
  • Dent
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Dent is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dent
  • Duke
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Duke is located in Phelps County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
  • Evening Shade
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Evening Shade is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evening Shade
  • Flat
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Flat is located in Phelps County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat
  • Kinderpost
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Kinderpost is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderpost
  • Ladd
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Ladd is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladd
  • Licking
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Maples
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Maples is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
  • Palace
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Palace is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palace
  • Raftville ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Raftville is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raftville
  • Slabtown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Slabtown is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
  • Spring Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Spring Creek is located in Phelps County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek

How Far From Blooming Rose 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 community such as Blooming Rose to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Blooming Rose and extending to:

  • Rolla, which is the Seat of Phelps County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Blooming Rose to Rolla, 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 most of a day.
  • Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 67 miles [107.8 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 813 miles [1,308.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,554 miles [10,547.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,290 miles [11,732.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,170 miles [8,320.3 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Blooming Rose) 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 Blooming Rose 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 Blooming Rose. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6128, Longitude: -91.9727       In this case, the coordinates for Blooming Rose have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.191 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.908 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.70 degrees.