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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 Rosalie, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rosalie 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 Rosalie:
- 33.476499, -95.178279
- 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 Rosalie
- 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 Red River County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Red River County
- Since Rosalie is near Lamar County and also Titus County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lamar County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Titus 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 Rosalie
Communities Also Named Rosalie ...
We found three communities that are also named Rosalie.
Within Texas, the name Rosalie is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jackson County
- This Rosalie is located in Jackson County and lies 544 miles [875.5 km]<1> to the east of the Rosalie that is located in Red River County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Rosalie.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Rosalie is located in Hillsborough County and lies 847 miles [1,363.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Rosalie that is located in Red River County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Rosalie.
- Nebraska
- Thurston County
- This Rosalie is located in Thurston County and lies 596 miles [959.2 km]<1> to the north of the Rosalie that is located in Red River County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Thurston County community of Rosalie.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rosalie ...
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.
- Cuthand
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cuthand is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthand
- Deport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Johntown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Johntown is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
- Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Liberty is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Lone Oak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lone Oak is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Lone Star
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lone Star is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Pine Branch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pine Branch is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Branch
- Rugby
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rugby is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Shadowland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shadowland is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowland
- Sherry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sherry is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherry
How Far From Rosalie to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Rosalie to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rosalie and extending to:
- Clarksville, which is the Seat of Red River County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Rosalie to Clarksville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 267 miles [429.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,075 miles [1,730 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 61 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,887 miles [11,083.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,619 miles [12,261.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,497 miles [8,846.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Rosalie) 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 Rosalie 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 Rosalie. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4765, Longitude: -95.1783 In this case, the coordinates for Rosalie have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.95 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.413 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.851 degrees. |
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