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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 Roseland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Roseland 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 Roseland:
    • 43.181452, -77.386380
    • 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 Roseland
  • 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
    • Since Roseland is near Wayne County and also Ontario County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ontario 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 Roseland

Communities Also Named Roseland ...

We found 23 communities that are also named Roseland.

Within New York, the name Roseland is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of 23 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 23 communities, twenty are located in the United States and four are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Mississippi County
      • This Roseland is located in Mississippi County and lies 844 miles [1,358.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Roseland that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi County community of Roseland.
    • California
      • Sonoma County
      • This Roseland is located in Sonoma County and lies 2,363 miles [3,802.9 km]<1> to the west of the Roseland that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sonoma County community of Roseland.
    • Florida
      • Indian River County
      • This Roseland is located in Indian River County and lies 1,073 miles [1,726.8 km]<1> to the south of the Roseland that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Indian River County community of Roseland.
    • Georgia
      • Fulton County
      • This Roseland is located in Fulton County and lies 754 miles [1,213.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Roseland that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Roseland.
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This Roseland is located in Cook County and lies 531 miles [854.6 km]<1> to the west of the Roseland that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Roseland.
    • Indiana
      • Saint Joseph County
      • This Roseland is located in Saint Joseph County and lies 462 miles [743.5 km]<1> to the west of the Roseland that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Joseph County community of Roseland.
    • Kansas
      • Cherokee County
      • This Roseland is located in Cherokee County and lies 1,003 miles [1,614.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Roseland that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Roseland.
    • Louisiana
      • Tangipahoa Parish
      • This Roseland is located in Tangipahoa Parish and lies 1,119 miles [1,800.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Roseland that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tangipahoa Parish community of Roseland.
    • Manitoba
      • This Roseland lies 1,165 miles [1,874.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Roseland that is located in Monroe County.
    • Minnesota
      • Kandiyohi County
      • This Roseland is located in Kandiyohi County and lies 885 miles [1,424.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Roseland that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kandiyohi County community of Roseland.
    • Missouri
      • Henry County
      • This Roseland is located in Henry County and lies 905 miles [1,456.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Roseland that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Roseland.
    • Nebraska
      • Adams County
      • This Roseland is located in Adams County and lies 1,102 miles [1,773.5 km]<1> to the west of the Roseland that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Roseland.
    • New Jersey
      • Essex County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Roseland [Essex County].
    • North Carolina
      • Columbus County
      • This Roseland is located in Columbus County and lies 622 miles [1,001 km]<1> to the south of the Roseland that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbus County community of Roseland.
      • Lincoln County
      • This Roseland is located in Lincoln County and lies 573 miles [922.2 km] to the south southwest of the Roseland that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Roseland.
      • Moore County
      • This Roseland is located in Moore County and lies 567 miles [912.5 km] to the south southwest of the Roseland that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Moore County community of Roseland.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Roseland lies 710 miles [1,142.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Roseland that is located in Monroe County.
    • Ohio
      • Franklin County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Roseland [Franklin County].
      • Richland County
      • This Roseland is located in Richland County and lies 311 miles [500.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Roseland that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Roseland.
    • Ontario
      • This Roseland lies 291 miles [468.3 km]<1> to the west of the Roseland that is located in Monroe County.
    • South Carolina
      • Aiken County
      • This Roseland is located in Aiken County and lies 704 miles [1,133 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Roseland that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aiken County community of Roseland.
    • Texas
      • Collin County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Roseland [Collin County].
    • Virginia
      • Nelson County
      • This Roseland is located in Nelson County and lies 384 miles [618 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Roseland that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nelson County community of Roseland.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Roseland ...

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.

  • Egypt
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Egypt is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
  • Fairport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Forest Lawn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Forest Lawn is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn
  • Fruitland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Fruitland is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
  • Furnaceville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Furnaceville is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnaceville
  • German Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • German Village is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Village
  • Glen Edith
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Glen Edith is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Edith
  • Glen Haven
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Glen Haven is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
  • Lincoln
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Lincoln is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Oklahoma Beach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Oklahoma Beach is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma Beach
  • Sea Breeze
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Sea Breeze is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Breeze
  • Union Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)

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

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

  • Rochester, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Roseland to Rochester, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 186 miles [299.3 km] to the east (E). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 296 miles [476.4 km] to the south (S). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,730 miles [9,221.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,453 miles [10,385.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,329 miles [6,966.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Roseland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Roseland 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.
<3>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 Roseland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Roseland 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 Roseland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1815, Longitude: -77.3864       In this case, the coordinates for Roseland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.759 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.964 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.121 degrees.