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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 Rosholt, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rosholt 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 Rosholt:
- 45.866071, -96.732019
- 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 Rosholt
- 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 Roberts County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Roberts County
- Since Rosholt is near Richland County and also Traverse County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Richland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Traverse 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 Rosholt
Communities Also Named Rosholt ...
We found one communities that are also named Rosholt.
Within South Dakota, the name Rosholt is unique.
Beyond South Dakota, there is another community also named Rosholt in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Wisconsin
- Portage County
- This Rosholt is located in Portage County and lies 370 miles [595.5 km]<1> to the east of the Rosholt that is located in Roberts County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Portage County community of Rosholt.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rosholt ...
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.
- Barry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Barry is located in Big Stone County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Big Stone Colony
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Big Stone Colony is located in Big Stone County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Stone Colony
- Charlesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Charlesville is located in Traverse County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
- Childs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Childs is located in Wilkin County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Diamond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Diamond is located in Roberts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Goodwill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Goodwill is located in Roberts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill
- Estimated population in 2014: 876 people
- Graceville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Great Bend
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hammer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hammer is located in Roberts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammer
- Estimated population in 2014: 241 people
- Yankeetown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Yankeetown is located in Big Stone County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeetown
How Far From Rosholt 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 town such as Rosholt to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rosholt and extending to:
- Sisseton, which is the Seat of Roberts County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rosholt to Sisseton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Pierre, which is the State Capital of South Dakota, lies 204 miles [328.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,109 miles [1,784.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 63 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,285 miles [10,114.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,045 miles [11,337.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,971 miles [8,000 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rosholt) 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 Rosholt 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 Rosholt. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.8661, Longitude: -96.7320 In this case, the coordinates for Rosholt have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.79 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.118 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.343 degrees. |
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