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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 Rosser, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rosser 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 Rosser:
- 32.458207, -96.451954
- 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 Rosser
- 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 Kaufman County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kaufman County
- Since Rosser is near Ellis County and also Dallas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ellis County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dallas 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 Rosser
Communities Also Named Rosser ...
We found six communities that are also named Rosser.
Within Texas, the name Rosser is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Sumter County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Rosser [Sumter County].
- Arkansas
- Woodruff County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Rosser [Woodruff County].
- Georgia
- Wayne County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Rosser [Wayne County].
- Manitoba
- This Rosser lies 1,211 miles [1,948.9 km]<2> to the north of the Rosser that is located in Kaufman County.
- North Carolina
- Lee County
- This Rosser is located in Lee County and lies 1,015 miles [1,633.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Rosser that is located in Kaufman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Rosser.
- Tennessee
- Carroll County
- This Rosser is located in Carroll County and lies 523 miles [841.7 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Rosser that is located in Kaufman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Rosser.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rosser ...
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.
- Combine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Combine is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,537 people
- Cottonwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cottonwood is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Crisp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Crisp is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisp
- Grays Prairie
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Grays Prairie is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Prairie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
- India
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- India is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India
- Lively
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lively is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lively
- Oak Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
- Sand Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Lake is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Lake
- Scurry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Styx
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Styx is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Styx
- Walnut Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Springs is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Springs
How Far From Rosser 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 village such as Rosser to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rosser and extending to:
- Kaufman, which is the Seat of Kaufman County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Rosser to Kaufman, with an average speed<4> 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 169 miles [272 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,173 miles [1,887.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 46 days and walking would take 67 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,988 miles [11,246.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,721 miles [12,425.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,599 miles [9,010.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Rosser could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Rosser) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Rosser 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 Rosser. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4582, Longitude: -96.4520 In this case, the coordinates for Rosser have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.67 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.128 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.541 degrees. |
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