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We found six communities that are also named Roselle.
Within Missouri, the name Roselle is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Clay County
This Roselle is located in Clay County and lies 395 miles [635.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Roselle that is located in Madison County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Roselle.
Delaware
New Castle 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 Delaware community of Roselle [New Castle County].
Illinois
DuPage County
This Roselle is located in DuPage County and lies 329 miles [529.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Roselle that is located in Madison County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the DuPage County community of Roselle.
Iowa
Carroll County
This Roselle is located in Carroll County and lies 382 miles [614.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Roselle that is located in Madison County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Roselle.
Mississippi
Coahoma 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 Mississippi community of Roselle [Coahoma County].
New Jersey
Union 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 New Jersey community of Roselle [Union County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Roselle ...
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.
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 Roselle to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Roselle and extending to:
Fredericktown, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Roselle to Fredericktown, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 112 miles [180.2 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 736 miles [1,184.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,500 miles [10,460.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,233 miles [11,640.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,112 miles [8,227 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 from Point A (ie- Roselle) 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 Roselle 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>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>
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.
<5>
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 Roselle 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 Roselle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5995, Longitude: -90.5260 In this case, the coordinates for Roselle have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.241 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.809 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.03 degrees.