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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 Woods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rockland Woods 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 Woods:
    • 39.796501, -75.578259
    • 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 Woods
  • 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 New Castle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for New Castle County
    • Since Rockland Woods is near Chester County and also Delaware County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chester County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware 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 Woods

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rockland Woods ...

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.

  • Beaver Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Beaver Valley is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Valley
  • Blue Ball
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Blue Ball is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ball
  • Boulder Brook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Boulder Brook is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Brook
  • Delaware Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Delaware Heights is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Heights
  • Edenridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Edenridge is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenridge
  • Galewood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Galewood is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galewood
  • Green Meadow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Green Meadow is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadow
  • Greenville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Greenville Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Greenville Place is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville Place
  • Gristmill Woods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Gristmill Woods is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gristmill Woods
  • Gumwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Gumwood is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumwood
  • Heatherbrooke
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Heatherbrooke is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherbrooke
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Henry Clay
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Henry Clay is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Clay
    • Liftwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Liftwood is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liftwood
    • Longwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Longwood is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
    • Lynnfield
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Lynnfield is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnfield
    • Mount Cuba
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Mount Cuba is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cuba
    • Owls Nest
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Owls Nest is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owls Nest
    • Pennyhill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Pennyhill is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennyhill
    • Rockland
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Rockwood Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Rockwood Hills is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Hills
    • Rockwood Woods
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Rockwood Woods is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Woods
    • Silver Springs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Silver Springs is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
    • Swallow Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Swallow Hill is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swallow Hill
    • Twin Oaks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Twin Oaks is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
    • Walnut Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Walnut Ridge is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge
    • Willow Run
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Willow Run is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Run
    • Woodland Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodland Park is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

How Far From Rockland Woods 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 Rockland Woods 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 Woods and extending to:

  • Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Rockland Woods to Dover, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 99 miles [159.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,798 miles [9,331 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,503 miles [10,465.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,380 miles [7,048.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rockland Woods) 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 Woods 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 Woods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7965, Longitude: -75.5783       In this case, the coordinates for Rockland Woods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.962 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.526 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.737 degrees.