Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Farm:
  • 39.735902, -82.077920
  • 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 Rose Farm

• 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 Morgan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
  • Since Rose Farm is near Perry County and also Muskingum County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Perry County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Muskingum 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 Rose Farm

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rose Farm ...

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.

• Clover Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Clover Hill is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
• Flatiron
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Flatiron is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatiron
• Ironspot
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Ironspot is located in Muskingum County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironspot
• Lyonsdale ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Lyonsdale is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsdale
• Portersville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Portersville is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
• Redfield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Redfield is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
• Roseville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Roseville is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,833 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseville <1>
• Stringtown
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Stringtown is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
• Tropic
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Tropic is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tropic
• Yellowtown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Yellowtown is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowtown

How Far From Rose Farm to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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 Farm to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Rose Farm and extending to:

• McConnelsville, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Rose Farm to McConnelsville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 51 miles [82.1 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 275 miles [442.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,069 miles [9,767.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,789 miles [10,925.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,665 miles [7,507.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'