RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Wisconsin >> Manitowoc County >> Rosecrans >> Tidbits & TriviaIndex...

Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Rosecrans, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rosecrans and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Rosecrans:
    • 44.276630, -87.827004
    • 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 Rosecrans
  • 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 Manitowoc County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Manitowoc County
    • Since Rosecrans is near Brown County and also Kewaunee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Brown County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Kewaunee 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 Rosecrans

Communities Also Named Rosecrans ...

We found two communities that are also named Rosecrans.

Within Wisconsin, the name Rosecrans is unique.

Beyond Wisconsin, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Lake County
      • This Rosecrans is located in Lake County and lies 125 miles [201.2 km]<1> to the south of the Rosecrans that is located in Manitowoc County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Rosecrans.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Clinton County
      • This Rosecrans is located in Clinton County and lies 577 miles [928.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Rosecrans that is located in Manitowoc County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Rosecrans.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rosecrans ...

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.

How Far From Rosecrans 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 Rosecrans to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rosecrans and extending to:

  • Manitowoc, which is the Seat of Manitowoc County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Rosecrans to Manitowoc, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 114 miles [183.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 668 miles [1,075 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,073 miles [9,773.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,818 miles [10,972.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,710 miles [7,580 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Rosecrans) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Rosecrans 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 Rosecrans. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2766, Longitude: -87.8270    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.529 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.78 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.939 degrees.