Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Rosendale Center

• 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 Rosendale Center:
  • 43.851651, -88.720388
  • 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 Rosendale Center

• 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 Fond du Lac County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fond du Lac County
  • Since Rosendale Center is near Winnebago County and also Green Lake County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Winnebago County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Green Lake 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 Rosendale Center

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rosendale Center ...

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.

• Black Wolf
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Black Wolf is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Wolf
• Eldorado
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Eldorado is located in Fond du Lac County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
• Eureka
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Eureka is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
• Fairwater
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairwater is located in Fond du Lac County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairwater
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
• Green Lake
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Green Lake is located in Green Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
• Green Lake Station
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Green Lake Station is located in Green Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake Station
• Island Park
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Island Park is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Park
• Pleasant Point
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Point is located in Green Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point
• Ring
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ring is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ring
• Rogersville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Rogersville is located in Fond du Lac County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
• Rush Lake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Rush Lake is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Lake
• Sandstone Bluff
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Sandstone Bluff is located in Green Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone Bluff
• Spring Grove
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Spring Grove is located in Green Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
• Zion
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Zion is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Rosendale Center and extending to:

• Fond du Lac, which is the Seat of Fond du Lac County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Rosendale Center to Fond du Lac, 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 63 miles [101.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 694 miles [1,116.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,125 miles [9,857.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,871 miles [11,057.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,763 miles [7,665.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'