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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 Rosalie, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rosalie 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 Rosalie:
- 42.057348, -96.512761
- 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 Rosalie
- 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 Thurston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Thurston County
- Since Rosalie is near Cuming County and also Burt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cuming County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Burt 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 Rosalie
Communities Also Named Rosalie ...
We found three communities that are also named Rosalie.
Within Nebraska, the name Rosalie is unique.
Beyond Nebraska, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jackson County
- This Rosalie is located in Jackson County and lies 771 miles [1,240.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Rosalie that is located in Thurston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Rosalie.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Rosalie is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,254 miles [2,018.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Rosalie that is located in Thurston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Rosalie.
- Texas
- Red River County
- This Rosalie is located in Red River County and lies 596 miles [959.2 km]<1> to the south of the Rosalie that is located in Thurston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Red River County community of Rosalie.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rosalie ...
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.
- Beemer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Craig
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Ellen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Glen Ellen is located in Woodbury County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ellen
- Holly Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Springs is located in Woodbury County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Homer
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lyons
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Macy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Landing ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Maple Landing is located in Monona County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Landing
- Sergeant Bluff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
How Far From Rosalie 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 village such as Rosalie to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rosalie and extending to:
- Pender, which is the Seat of Thurston County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rosalie to Pender, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies 86 miles [138.4 km] to the south (S). 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 1,043 miles [1,678.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 60 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,481 miles [10,430.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,236 miles [11,645.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,142 miles [8,275.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rosalie) 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 Rosalie 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 Rosalie. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0573, Longitude: -96.5128 In this case, the coordinates for Rosalie have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.529 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.338 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.067 degrees. |
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