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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 Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rose Valley 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 Valley:
- 40.165387, -75.206842
- 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 Valley
- 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Rose Valley is near Bucks County and also Philadelphia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bucks County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Philadelphia 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 Valley
Communities Also Named Rose Valley ...
We found eleven communities that are also named Rose Valley.
There are two communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Rose Valley.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, nine are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Delaware County
- This Rose Valley is located in Delaware County and lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Rose Valley that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Rose Valley.
- Lycoming 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 Pennsylvania community of Rose Valley [Lycoming County].
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Rose Valley is located in Hillsborough County and lies 927 miles [1,491.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Rose Valley that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Rose Valley.
- Kansas
- Osborne 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 Kansas community of Rose Valley [Osborne County].
- Pratt County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Rose Valley [Pratt County].
- Stafford County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Stafford County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Rose Valley.
- Nevada
- Lincoln County
- This Rose Valley is located in Lincoln County and lies 2,082 miles [3,350.7 km]<1> to the west of the Rose Valley that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Rose Valley.
- Prince Edward Island
- This Rose Valley lies 724 miles [1,165.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Rose Valley that is located in Montgomery County.
- Saskatchewan
- This Rose Valley lies 1,586 miles [2,552.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Rose Valley that is located in Montgomery County.
- Tennessee
- Stewart 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 Tennessee community of Rose Valley [Stewart County].
- Washington
- Cowlitz County
- This Rose Valley is located in Cowlitz County and lies 2,397 miles [3,857.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rose Valley that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cowlitz County community of Rose Valley.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rose Valley ...
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.
- Blue Bell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Broad Axe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Carpenters Way
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Carpenters Way is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters Way
- Dublin Chase
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Dublin Chase is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin Chase
- Dublin Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dublin Crossing is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin Crossing
- Far-A-Field
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Far-A-Field is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Far-A-Field
- Five Points
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Five Points is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Maple Glen
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Maple Glen Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Maple Glen Hollow is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Glen Hollow
- Mount Pleasant
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Parsons Glen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Parsons Glen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Glen
- Pheasant Knoll
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pheasant Knoll is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Knoll
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Saw Mill Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Saw Mill Valley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saw Mill Valley
- Spring House
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Squires Knoll
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Squires Knoll is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires Knoll
- Sunnybrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sunnybrook is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook
- Three Tuns
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Three Tuns is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Tuns
- Valley Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Valley Green is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Green
- Village Circle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Village Circle is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Circle
- Wooded Pond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wooded Pond is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooded Pond
How Far From Rose Valley 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 Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rose Valley and extending to:
- Norristown, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 88 miles [141.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Rose Valley to Harrisburg, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 130 miles [209.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,767 miles [9,281.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,473 miles [10,417.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,350 miles [7,000.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rose Valley) 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 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 Valley 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 Rose Valley, 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 Rose Valley 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 Rose Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1654, Longitude: -75.2068 In this case, the coordinates for Rose Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.71 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.298 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.422 degrees. |
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