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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 Rosewood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rosewood 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 Rosewood:
    • 29.239131, -82.932064
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Rosewood
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Rosewood ...

We found 28 communities that share the name Rosewood.

Within Florida, the name Rosewood is unique.

Beyond Florida, we know of another 28 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 28 communities, 27 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Rosewood is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 384 miles [618 km]<1> to the northwest of the Rosewood that is located in Levy County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Rosewood.
    • California
      • Humboldt County
      • This Rosewood is located in Humboldt County and lies 2,438 miles [3,923.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rosewood that is located in Levy County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humboldt County community of Rosewood.
      • Tehama County
      • This Rosewood is located in Tehama County and lies 2,351 miles [3,783.6 km] to the west northwest of the Rosewood that is located in Levy County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tehama County community of Rosewood.
    • Georgia
      • Muscogee County
      • This Rosewood is located in Muscogee County and lies 252 miles [405.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Rosewood that is located in Levy County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Rosewood.
    • Illinois
      • Jefferson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Rosewood [Jefferson County].
      • Madison County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Rosewood [Madison County].
    • Indiana
      • Harrison County
      • This Rosewood is located in Harrison County and lies 631 miles [1,015.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Rosewood that is located in Levy County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Rosewood.
    • Kansas
      • Labette County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Rosewood [Labette County].
    • Kentucky
      • Muhlenberg County
      • This Rosewood is located in Muhlenberg County and lies 592 miles [952.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Rosewood that is located in Levy County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muhlenberg County community of Rosewood.
    • Louisiana
      • Avoyelles Parish
      • This Rosewood is located in Avoyelles Parish and lies 548 miles [881.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rosewood that is located in Levy County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Avoyelles Parish community of Rosewood.
    • Manitoba
      • This Rosewood lies 1,588 miles [2,555.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Rosewood that is located in Levy County.
    • Maryland
      • Calvert County
      • This Rosewood is located in Calvert County and lies 737 miles [1,186.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Rosewood that is located in Levy County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Rosewood.
    • Minnesota
      • Marshall County
      • This Rosewood is located in Marshall County and lies 1,488 miles [2,394.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Rosewood that is located in Levy County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Rosewood.
    • Missouri
      • Putnam County
      • This Rosewood is located in Putnam County and lies 956 miles [1,538.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Rosewood that is located in Levy County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Rosewood.
    • North Carolina
      • Orange County
      • This Rosewood is located in Orange County and lies 521 miles [838.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Rosewood that is located in Levy County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Rosewood.
      • Pasquotank County
      • This Rosewood is located in Pasquotank County and lies 624 miles [1,004.2 km] to the northeast of the Rosewood that is located in Levy County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pasquotank County community of Rosewood.
      • Wayne County
      • This Rosewood is located in Wayne County and lies 511 miles [822.4 km] to the north northeast of the Rosewood that is located in Levy County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Rosewood.
    • Ohio
      • Champaign County
      • This Rosewood is located in Champaign County and lies 760 miles [1,223.1 km]<1> to the north of the Rosewood that is located in Levy County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Champaign County community of Rosewood.
    • Oregon
      • Clackamas County
      • This Rosewood is located in Clackamas County and lies 2,421 miles [3,896.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Rosewood that is located in Levy County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clackamas County community of Rosewood.
    • South Carolina
      • Horry County
      • This Rosewood is located in Horry County and lies 384 miles [618 km]<1> to the northeast of the Rosewood that is located in Levy County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Rosewood.
      • Orangeburg County
      • This Rosewood is located in Orangeburg County and lies 321 miles [516.6 km] to the north northeast of the Rosewood that is located in Levy County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orangeburg County community of Rosewood.
      • Richland County
      • This Rosewood is located in Richland County and lies 347 miles [558.4 km] to the north northeast of the Rosewood that is located in Levy County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Rosewood.
      • Spartanburg County
      • This Rosewood is located in Spartanburg County and lies 396 miles [637.3 km] to the north of the Rosewood that is located in Levy County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Rosewood.
    • Tennessee
      • Sumner County
      • This Rosewood is located in Sumner County and lies 533 miles [857.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Rosewood that is located in Levy County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumner County community of Rosewood.
    • Texas
      • Upshur County
      • This Rosewood is located in Upshur County and lies 758 miles [1,219.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rosewood that is located in Levy County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Upshur County community of Rosewood.
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • This Rosewood is located in Davis County and lies 1,818 miles [2,925.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Rosewood that is located in Levy County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Rosewood.
    • Washington
      • Spokane County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Rosewood [Spokane County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Racine County
      • This Rosewood is located in Racine County and lies 972 miles [1,564.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Rosewood that is located in Levy County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Racine County community of Rosewood.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rosewood ...

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.

  • Cedar Key
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Chiefland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Fowlers Bluff
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fowlers Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlers Bluff
    • Fowlers Bluff is located in Levy County
  • Gulf Hammock
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Manatee Road
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manatee Road have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manatee Road
    • Manatee Road is located in Levy County
  • Otter Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Vista
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
    • Vista is located in Levy County
  • Yankeetown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Yellow Jacket
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow Jacket have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Jacket
    • Yellow Jacket is located in Dixie County

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

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

  • Bronson, which is the Seat of Levy County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Rosewood to Bronson, with an average speed<5> 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.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 115 miles [185.1 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 746 miles [1,200.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,582 miles [10,592.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,259 miles [11,682.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,152 miles [8,291.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rosewood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Levy County: www.levycounty.org/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rosewood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rosewood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.2391, Longitude: -82.9321       In this case, the coordinates for Rosewood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Rosewood 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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>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.
<6>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 Rosewood to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.177 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.806 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.778 degrees.









 

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