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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 Rose, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rose 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 Rose:
    • 42.18061, -99.526247
    • 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 Rose
  • 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 Rose ...

We found seventeen communities that share the name Rose.

Within Nebraska, the name Rose is unique.

Beyond Nebraska, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Sonoma County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Rose [Sonoma County].
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Rose is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,369 miles [2,203.2 km]<2> to the southeast of the Rose that is located in Rock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Rose.
      • Leon County
      • This Rose is located in Leon County and lies 1,180 miles [1,899 km] to the southeast of the Rose that is located in Rock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leon County community of Rose.
    • Georgia
      • Washington County
      • This Rose is located in Washington County and lies 1,117 miles [1,797.6 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Rose that is located in Rock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Rose.
    • Idaho
      • Bingham County
      • This Rose is located in Bingham County and lies 652 miles [1,049.3 km]<2> to the west of the Rose that is located in Rock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bingham County community of Rose.
      • Caribou County
      • This Rose is located in Caribou County and lies 612 miles [984.9 km] to the west of the Rose that is located in Rock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caribou County community of Rose.
    • Iowa
      • Dubuque County
      • This Rose is located in Dubuque County and lies 450 miles [724.2 km]<2> to the east of the Rose that is located in Rock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dubuque County community of Rose.
    • Kansas
      • Woodson County
      • This Rose is located in Woodson County and lies 364 miles [585.8 km]<2> to the southeast of the Rose that is located in Rock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Woodson County community of Rose.
    • Michigan
      • Oakland County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Rose [Oakland County].
    • Minnesota
      • Ramsey County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Rose [Ramsey County].
    • New York
      • Steuben County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Rose [Steuben County].
      • Wayne County
      • This Rose is located in Wayne County and lies 1,148 miles [1,847.5 km]<2> to the east of the Rose that is located in Rock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Rose.
    • North Carolina
      • Wayne County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Rose [Wayne County].
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Rose lies 1,780 miles [2,864.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Rose that is located in Rock County.
    • Ohio
      • Carroll County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Carroll County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Rose.
    • Oklahoma
      • Mayes County
      • This Rose is located in Mayes County and lies 476 miles [766 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Rose that is located in Rock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mayes County community of Rose.
    • South Dakota
      • Spink County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Rose [Spink County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near 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.

  • Inez ‑ Historic
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inez have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
    • Inez is located in Holt County
  • Long Pine
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Mikes Meadows
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mikes Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mikes Meadows
    • Mikes Meadows is located in Loup County
  • Raven
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raven have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
    • Raven is located in Brown County
  • Swan Lake
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swan Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake
    • Swan Lake is located in Holt County

How Far From Rose to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Rose to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Bassett, which is the Seat of Rock County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Rose to Bassett, with an average speed<6> 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 just over a day.
  • Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies 173 miles [278.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,198 miles [1,928 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 68 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,570 miles [10,573.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,329 miles [11,794.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,247 miles [8,444.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rose. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Rose, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- Rose) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rose. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1806, Longitude: -99.5262    
<3>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 Rose 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.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Rose to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 322.695 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.853 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.656 degrees.









 

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