Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rose Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rose Creek and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Rose Creek
- 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 Creek:
- 35.206203, -88.699399
- 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 Rose Creek
- 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 McNairy County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for McNairy County
- Since Rose Creek is near Chester County and also Hardeman County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Chester County
- eBird sighting report for Hardeman 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 Rose Creek ...
We found three communities that share the name Rose Creek.
Within Tennessee, the name Rose Creek is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Minnesota
- Mower County
- This Rose Creek is located in Mower County and lies 620 miles [997.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Rose Creek that is located in McNairy County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mower County community of Rose Creek.
- Nevada
- Humboldt County
- This Rose Creek is located in Humboldt County and lies 1,627 miles [2,618.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rose Creek that is located in McNairy County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humboldt County community of Rose Creek.
- South Carolina
- Richland County
- This Rose Creek is located in Richland County and lies 448 miles [721 km]<1> to the east of the Rose Creek that is located in McNairy County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Rose Creek.
- Minnesota
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rose Creek ...
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.
- Beauty Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beauty Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty Hill
- Beauty Hill is located in McNairy County
- Falcon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Falcon is located in McNairy County
- Forty Forks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forty Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forty Forks
- Forty Forks is located in McNairy County
- Hickory Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Hickory Corners is located in Chester County
- Palestine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Pine Top
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Piney Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Piney Grove is located in Hardeman County
- Porters Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porters Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Creek
- Porters Creek is located in Hardeman County
- Purdy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Sulphur Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Sulphur Springs is located in McNairy County
How Far From Rose Creek 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 Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rose Creek and extending to:
- Selmer, which is the Seat of McNairy County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 126 miles [202.8 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Rose Creek to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 690 miles [1,110.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,547 miles [10,536.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,268 miles [11,696.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,143 miles [8,276.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rose Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rose Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rose Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2062, Longitude: -88.6994 In this case, the coordinates for Rose Creek 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> | 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 Rose Creek to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.943 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.984 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.727 degrees. |