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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 Saint Rose, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saint Rose 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 Saint Rose:
    • 42.623887, -90.434573
    • 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 Saint Rose
  • 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 Grant County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Grant County
    • Since Saint Rose is near Lafayette County and also Jo Daviess County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lafayette County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jo Daviess 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 Saint Rose

Communities Also Named Saint Rose ...

We found three communities that are also named Saint Rose.

Within Wisconsin, the name Saint Rose is unique.

Beyond Wisconsin, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Clinton County
      • This Saint Rose is located in Clinton County and lies 275 miles [442.6 km]<1> to the south of the Saint Rose that is located in Grant County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Saint Rose.
    • Louisiana
      • Saint Charles Parish
      • This Saint Rose is located in Saint Charles Parish and lies 875 miles [1,408.2 km]<1> to the south of the Saint Rose that is located in Grant County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Charles Parish community of Saint Rose.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Saint Rose lies 1,455 miles [2,341.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Saint Rose that is located in Grant County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Rose ...

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.

  • Bigpatch
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bigpatch is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigpatch
  • Cuba City
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Cuba City is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,047 people
  • Elk Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Elk Grove is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Grove
  • Elmo
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Elmo is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
  • Georgetown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Georgetown is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Hazel Green
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Hazel Green is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
  • Jamestown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jamestown is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Jenkinsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jenkinsville is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkinsville
  • Lead Mine
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lead Mine is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lead Mine
  • Louisburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Louisburg is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
  • Meekers Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Meekers Grove is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meekers Grove

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

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

  • Lancaster, which is the Seat of Grant County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Saint Rose to Lancaster, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 60 miles [96.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 745 miles [1,199 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,246 miles [10,052 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,992 miles [11,252.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,883 miles [7,858.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Saint Rose) 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 Saint Rose 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 Saint Rose. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6239, Longitude: -90.4346       In this case, the coordinates for Saint Rose have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.32 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.586 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.77 degrees.