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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 Roseglen, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Roseglen 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 Roseglen:
    • 47.751516, -101.836676
    • 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 Roseglen
  • 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 McLean County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for McLean County
    • Since Roseglen is near Ward County and also Mountrail County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ward County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mountrail 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 Roseglen

Communities Also Named Roseglen ...

We found one communities that are also named Roseglen.

Within North Dakota, the name Roseglen is unique.

Beyond North Dakota, there is another community also named Roseglen in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Pennsylvania
      • Montgomery County
      • This Roseglen is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,416 miles [2,278.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Roseglen that is located in McLean County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Roseglen.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Roseglen ...

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.

How Far From Roseglen 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 Roseglen to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Washburn, which is the Seat of McLean County, lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Roseglen to Washburn, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • Bismarck, which is the State Capital of North Dakota, lies 82 miles [132 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 most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,379 miles [2,219.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 54 days and walking would take 79 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,327 miles [10,182.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,094 miles [11,416.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,056 miles [8,136.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Roseglen) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Roseglen 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 Roseglen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.7515, Longitude: -101.8367    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 324.604 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 323.70 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.885 degrees.