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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 Rockland Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rockland Hills 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 Rockland Hills:
    • 39.098300, -75.601900
    • 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 Rockland Hills
  • 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 Kent County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Kent County
    • Since Rockland Hills is near Caroline County and also Sussex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex 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 Rockland Hills

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rockland Hills ...

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.

  • Candlewicke
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Candlewicke is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlewicke
  • Crossgates
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Crossgates is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgates
  • Derby Shores
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Derby Shores is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Shores
  • Derbywood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Derbywood is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derbywood
  • Eagles Nest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Eagles Nest is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest
  • Greenview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Greenview is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenview
  • Heatherfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Heatherfield is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherfield
  • Hourglass
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hourglass is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hourglass
  • Hunters Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Hunters Point is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Point
  • London Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • London Village is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Village
  • Mallard Pond
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Mallard Pond is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Pond
  • Meadow Glen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Meadow Glen is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Glen
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Meadow Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Meadow Ridge is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Ridge
    • Paris Villa
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Paris Villa is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Villa
    • Pleasant Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Quails Nest
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Quails Nest is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quails Nest
    • Rising Sun
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Rising Sun is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
    • Royal Grant
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Royal Grant is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Grant
    • Shady Lane
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Shady Lane is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Lane
    • Star Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Star Hill is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Hill
    • Star Hill Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Star Hill Village is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Hill Village
    • Turnkey
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Turnkey is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnkey
    • Viola Woods
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Viola Woods is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola Woods
    • Willow Grove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Willow Grove is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
    • Woodside
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Wyoming
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Wyoming Mills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Wyoming Mills is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming Mills

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Rockland Hills and extending to:

  • Dover, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies just to the northeast (NE).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 78 miles [125.5 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Rockland Hills to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,828 miles [9,379.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,530 miles [10,509 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,408 miles [7,094 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- Rockland Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Rockland Hills 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 Rockland Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0983, Longitude: -75.6019       In this case, the coordinates for Rockland Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.033 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.497 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.034 degrees.