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36.186445, -86.718053
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We found five communities that are also named Rosebank.
Within Tennessee, the name Rosebank is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of five communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, .
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Louisiana
West Feliciana Parish
This Rosebank is located in West Feliciana Parish and lies 453 miles [729 km]<1> to the southwest of the Rosebank that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the West Feliciana Parish community of Rosebank.
Manitoba
This Rosebank lies 1,075 miles [1,730 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Rosebank that is located in Davidson County.
New York
Richmond County
This Rosebank is located in Richmond County and lies 748 miles [1,203.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rosebank that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Rosebank.
Ontario
This Rosebank lies 661 miles [1,063.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Rosebank that is located in Davidson County.
Prince Edward Island
This Rosebank lies 1,370 miles [2,204.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Rosebank that is located in Davidson County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rosebank ...
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.
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 Rosebank to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rosebank and extending to:
Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies just to the west southwest (WSW).
The White House (Washington, DC) is 561 miles [902.8 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Rosebank to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 32 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 22 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,421 miles [10,333.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,139 miles [11,489.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,015 miles [8,070.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rosebank) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
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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.
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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 Rosebank 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 Rosebank. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1864, Longitude: -86.7181 In this case, the coordinates for Rosebank have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.758 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.752 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.656 degrees.