Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rosewood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rosewood and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Rosewood
- 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 Rosewood:
- 36.077918, -79.123069
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Rosewood
- 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 Orange County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Orange County
- Since Rosewood is near Durham County and also Alamance County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Durham County
- eBird sighting report for Alamance 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Rosewood ...
We found 28 communities that share the name Rosewood.
There are two communities within North Carolina that are also named Rosewood.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another 26 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 26 communities, 27 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Pasquotank County
- Wayne County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- California
- Humboldt County
- This Rosewood is located in Humboldt County and lies 2,431 miles [3,912.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rosewood that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humboldt County community of Rosewood.
- Tehama County
- This Rosewood is located in Tehama County and lies 2,351 miles [3,783.6 km] to the west northwest of the Rosewood that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tehama County community of Rosewood.
- Florida
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Jefferson 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 Illinois community of Rosewood [Jefferson County].
- Madison County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Rosewood [Madison County].
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Manitoba
- This Rosewood lies 1,289 miles [2,074.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Rosewood that is located in Orange County.
- Maryland
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Ohio
- Oregon
- South Carolina
- Horry County
- This Rosewood is located in Horry County and lies 165 miles [265.5 km]<1> to the south of the Rosewood that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Rosewood.
- Orangeburg County
- This Rosewood is located in Orangeburg County and lies 200 miles [321.9 km] to the south southwest of the Rosewood that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orangeburg County community of Rosewood.
- Richland County
- This Rosewood is located in Richland County and lies 178 miles [286.5 km] to the southwest of the Rosewood that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Rosewood.
- Spartanburg County
- This Rosewood is located in Spartanburg County and lies 173 miles [278.4 km] to the west southwest of the Rosewood that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Rosewood.
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Washington
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rosewood ...
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.
- Cornwallis Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwallis Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwallis Hills
- Cornwallis Hills is located in Orange County
- Flying Elephant Ranch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flying Elephant Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flying Elephant Ranch
- Flying Elephant Ranch is located in Orange County
- Hillcrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Mountain View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Mountain View is located in Orange County
- Orange Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Heights
- Orange Heights is located in Orange County
- Piney Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Piney Grove is located in Orange County
- Poplar Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
- Poplar Ridge is located in Orange County
- Stagecoach Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stagecoach Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach Forest
- Stagecoach Forest is located in Orange County
- Stagecoach Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stagecoach Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach Run
- Stagecoach Run is located in Orange County
- Wildwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Rosewood 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 Rosewood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rosewood and extending to:
- Hillsborough, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies just to the East.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Rosewood to Raleigh, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 225 miles [362.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,108 miles [9,829.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,806 miles [10,953.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,686 miles [7,541.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rosewood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Orange County: www.co.orange.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rosewood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rosewood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0779, Longitude: -79.1231 In this case, the coordinates for Rosewood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Rosewood 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Rosewood to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.222 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.533 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.565 degrees. |