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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 Rosebank, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rosebank 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 Rosebank:
    • 40.613993, -74.066252
    • 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 Rosebank
  • 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 Rosebank ...

We found five communities that share the name Rosebank.

Within New York, the name Rosebank is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Louisiana
      • West Feliciana Parish
      • This Rosebank is located in West Feliciana Parish and lies 1,177 miles [1,894.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rosebank that is located in Richmond County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the West Feliciana Parish community of Rosebank.
    • Manitoba
      • This Rosebank lies 1,312 miles [2,111.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Rosebank that is located in Richmond County.
    • Ontario
      • This Rosebank lies 339 miles [545.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Rosebank that is located in Richmond County.
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This Rosebank lies 652 miles [1,049.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Rosebank that is located in Richmond County.
    • Tennessee
      • Davidson County
      • This Rosebank is located in Davidson County and lies 748 miles [1,203.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rosebank that is located in Richmond County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Rosebank.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rosebank ...

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.

  • Bath Beach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Beach
    • Bath Beach is located in Kings County
  • Bulls Head
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bulls Head have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulls Head
    • Bulls Head is located in Richmond County
  • Cobble Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cobble Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobble Hill
    • Cobble Hill is located in Kings County
  • Coney Island
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coney Island
    • Coney Island is located in Kings County
  • Elizabethport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethport
    • Elizabethport is located in Union County (NJ)
  • Elm Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Park
    • Elm Park is located in Richmond County
  • Flatbush
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flatbush have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatbush
    • Flatbush is located in Kings County
  • Fox Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hills
    • Fox Hills is located in Richmond County
  • Graniteville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
    • Graniteville is located in Richmond County
  • Gravesend
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravesend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesend
    • Gravesend is located in Kings County
  • Great Kills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Kills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Kills
    • Great Kills is located in Richmond County
  • Greenridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenridge
    • Greenridge is located in Richmond County
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    • Greenville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
      • Greenville is located in Hudson County (NJ)
    • Gulfport
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gulfport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulfport
      • Gulfport is located in Richmond County
    • Heartland Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heartland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartland Village
      • Heartland Village is located in Richmond County
    • Mariners Harbor
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mariners Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariners Harbor
      • Mariners Harbor is located in Richmond County
    • Old Place
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Place
      • Old Place is located in Richmond County
    • Park Slope
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Slope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Slope
      • Park Slope is located in Kings County
    • Red Hook
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hook
      • Red Hook is located in Kings County
    • Sheepshead Bay
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheepshead Bay
      • Sheepshead Bay is located in Kings County
    • Sunnyside
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
      • Sunnyside is located in Richmond County
    • Willowbrook
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
      • Willowbrook is located in Richmond County

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

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

  • Saint George, which is the Seat of Richmond County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Rosebank to Albany, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 197 miles [317 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,700 miles [9,173.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,406 miles [10,309.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,283 miles [6,892.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>

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

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

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- Rosebank) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rosebank. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6140, Longitude: -74.0663       In this case, the coordinates for Rosebank have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<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 Rosebank to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.989 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.555 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.734 degrees.









 

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