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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 Rosewood Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rosewood Park 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 Rosewood Park:
- 40.205942, -75.113505
- 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 Rosewood Park
- 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 Bucks County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bucks County
- Since Rosewood Park is near Montgomery County and also Philadelphia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Rosewood Park
Communities Also Named Rosewood Park ...
We found two communities that are also named Rosewood Park.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Rosewood Park is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Rutherford County
- This Rosewood Park is located in Rutherford County and lies 684 miles [1,100.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rosewood Park that is located in Bucks County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Rosewood Park.
- Virginia
- Roanoke City
- This Rosewood Park is located in Roanoke City and lies 329 miles [529.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Rosewood Park that is located in Bucks County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke City community of Rosewood Park.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rosewood Park ...
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.
- Breadysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Breadysville is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breadysville
- Carpenters Way
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carpenters Way is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters Way
- Casey Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Casey Village is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey Village
- County Line
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- County Line is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- Fairoaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fairoaks is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairoaks
- Hartsville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hartsville is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Heaton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Heaton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton
- Ivybrook Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ivybrook Ridge is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivybrook Ridge
- Ivygreene Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ivygreene Run is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivygreene Run
- Ivyland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jamestown Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jamestown Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Village
- Johnsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Johnsville is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Lacey Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lacey Park is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Park
- Maple Glen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Glen Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Glen Hollow is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Glen Hollow
- Meetinghouse Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Meetinghouse Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meetinghouse Village
- Mill Run
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mill Run is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Run
- Robert Bruce
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Robert Bruce is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robert Bruce
- Saw Mill Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Saw Mill Valley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saw Mill Valley
- Shoemaker Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shoemaker Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemaker Village
How Far From Rosewood Park 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 Rosewood Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rosewood Park and extending to:
- Doylestown, which is the Seat of Bucks County, lies just to the North.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Rosewood Park to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>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 6 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 136 miles [218.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,761 miles [9,271.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,467 miles [10,407.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,344 miles [6,991 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rosewood Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Rosewood Park 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 Rosewood Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2059, Longitude: -75.1135 In this case, the coordinates for Rosewood Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.651 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.238 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.365 degrees. |
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