Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rosecrans, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rosecrans and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Rosecrans
- 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 Rosecrans:
- 41.055904, -77.311363
- 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 Rosecrans
- 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 Clinton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Clinton County
- Since Rosecrans is near Centre County and also Lycoming County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Centre County
- eBird sighting report for Lycoming 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Rosecrans ...
We found two communities that share the name Rosecrans.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Rosecrans is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rosecrans ...
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.
- Castle Rocks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Rocks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rocks
- Castle Rocks is located in Clinton County
- Cedar Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedar Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Cedar Springs is located in Clinton County
- Draketown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Dunnstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Lock Haven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Haven
- Lock Haven is located in Clinton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,694 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lock Haven <4>
- Lockport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Oriole
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Oval
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Shakespeare Club
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shakespeare Club have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shakespeare Club
- Shakespeare Club is located in Centre County
- Wolfs Store
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolfs Store have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Store
- Wolfs Store is located in Centre County
- Youngdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngdale
- Youngdale is located in Clinton County
How Far From Rosecrans 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 Rosecrans to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rosecrans and extending to:
- Lock Haven, which is the Seat of Clinton County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rosecrans to Lock Haven, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 57 miles [91.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 149 miles [239.8 km] to the south (S). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,817 miles [9,361.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,532 miles [10,512.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,407 miles [7,092.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rosecrans. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Clinton County: www.clintoncountypa.com/
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Rosecrans) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rosecrans. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0559, Longitude: -77.3114 In this case, the coordinates for Rosecrans 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 Rosecrans to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.90 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.786 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.978 degrees. |