Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Rosedale Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rosedale Village and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Rosedale Village

• 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 Rosedale Village:
  • 40.768156, -74.395430
  • 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 Rosedale Village

• 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 Morris County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morris County
  • Since Rosedale Village is near Essex County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Essex County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Union 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 Rosedale Village

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rosedale Village ...

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.

• Birch Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Birch Hills is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Hills
• Floral Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Floral Hill is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral Hill
• Green Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Green Village is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
• Hickory Tree
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hickory Tree is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Tree
• Long Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Long Hill is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hill
• Overlook
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Overlook is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
• Pleasantville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasantville is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
• Short Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Short Hills is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Hills
• Woodland Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Woodland Park is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Rosedale Village and extending to:

• Morristown, which is the Seat of Morris County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Rosedale Village to Trenton, 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 just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 190 miles [305.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,708 miles [9,186.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,415 miles [10,323.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,291 miles [6,905.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'