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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 Rolling Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rolling 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 Rolling Hills:
    • 39.718168, -75.649651
    • 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 Rolling 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 New Castle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for New Castle County
    • Since Rolling Hills is near Chester County and also Cecil 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 Cecil 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 Rolling Hills

Communities Also Named Rolling Hills ...

We found 55 communities that are also named Rolling Hills.

Within Delaware, the name Rolling Hills is unique.

Beyond Delaware, we know of 55 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 55 communities, 54 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This Rolling Hills is located in Jefferson County and lies 734 miles [1,181.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rolling Hills that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Rolling Hills.
      • Montgomery County
      • This Rolling Hills is located in Montgomery County and lies 781 miles [1,256.9 km] to the southwest of the Rolling Hills that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Rolling Hills.
      • Morgan County
      • This Rolling Hills is located in Morgan County and lies 714 miles [1,149.1 km] to the west southwest of the Rolling Hills that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Rolling Hills.
      • Russell County
      • This Rolling Hills is located in Russell County and lies 724 miles [1,165.2 km] to the southwest of the Rolling Hills that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Russell County community of Rolling Hills.
    • Alberta
      • This Rolling Hills lies 1,885 miles [3,033.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Rolling Hills that is located in New Castle County.
    • Arkansas
      • Faulkner County
      • This Rolling Hills is located in Faulkner County and lies 970 miles [1,561.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rolling Hills that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Faulkner County community of Rolling Hills.
      • Pulaski County
      • This Rolling Hills is located in Pulaski County and lies 959 miles [1,543.4 km] to the west southwest of the Rolling Hills that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Rolling Hills.
    • California
      • Los Angeles County
      • This Rolling Hills is located in Los Angeles County and lies 2,375 miles [3,822.2 km]<1> to the west of the Rolling Hills that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Rolling Hills.
      • Madera County
      • This Rolling Hills is located in Madera County and lies 2,375 miles [3,822.2 km] to the west of the Rolling Hills that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madera County community of Rolling Hills.
      • Riverside 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 California community of Rolling Hills [Riverside County].
      • Tuolumne County
      • This Rolling Hills is located in Tuolumne County and lies 2,386 miles [3,839.9 km] to the west northwest of the Rolling Hills that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuolumne County community of Rolling Hills.
    • Colorado
      • Boulder 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 Colorado community of Rolling Hills [Boulder County].
      • Jefferson County
      • This Rolling Hills is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,557 miles [2,505.7 km]<1> to the west of the Rolling Hills that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Rolling Hills.
    • Florida
      • Duval 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 Florida community of Rolling Hills [Duval County].
      • Marion County
      • This Rolling Hills is located in Marion County and lies 824 miles [1,326.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Rolling Hills that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Rolling Hills.
      • Polk County
      • This Rolling Hills is located in Polk County and lies 897 miles [1,443.6 km] to the south southwest of the Rolling Hills that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Rolling Hills.
    • Georgia
      • Douglas County
      • This Rolling Hills is located in Douglas County and lies 648 miles [1,042.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Rolling Hills that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Rolling Hills.
    • Indiana
      • Allen County
      • This Rolling Hills is located in Allen County and lies 513 miles [825.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rolling Hills that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Rolling Hills.
      • Clark County
      • This Rolling Hills is located in Clark County and lies 539 miles [867.4 km] to the west of the Rolling Hills that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Rolling Hills.
      • Grant 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 Indiana community of Rolling Hills [Grant County].
    • Kansas
      • Sedgwick County
      • This Rolling Hills is located in Sedgwick County and lies 1,180 miles [1,899 km]<1> to the west of the Rolling Hills that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sedgwick County community of Rolling Hills.
    • Kentucky
      • Jefferson County
      • This Rolling Hills is located in Jefferson County and lies 541 miles [870.7 km]<1> to the west of the Rolling Hills that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Rolling Hills.
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Rolling Hills is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 69 miles [111 km]<1> to the southwest of the Rolling Hills that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Rolling Hills.
      • Carroll County
      • This Rolling Hills is located in Carroll County and lies 76 miles [122.3 km] to the west southwest of the Rolling Hills that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Rolling Hills.
      • Charles County
      • This Rolling Hills is located in Charles County and lies 111 miles [178.6 km] to the southwest of the Rolling Hills that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Rolling Hills.
      • Frederick County
      • This Rolling Hills is located in Frederick County and lies 85 miles [136.8 km] to the west southwest of the Rolling Hills that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Rolling Hills.
      • Worcester County
      • This Rolling Hills is located in Worcester County and lies 103 miles [165.8 km] to the south of the Rolling Hills that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Rolling Hills.
    • Mississippi
      • Oktibbeha County
      • This Rolling Hills is located in Oktibbeha County and lies 846 miles [1,361.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rolling Hills that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oktibbeha County community of Rolling Hills.
    • New York
      • Monroe 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 New York community of Rolling Hills [Monroe County].
    • North Carolina
      • Rowan County
      • This Rolling Hills is located in Rowan County and lies 384 miles [618 km]<1> to the southwest of the Rolling Hills that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rowan County community of Rolling Hills.
      • Union County
      • This Rolling Hills is located in Union County and lies 421 miles [677.5 km] to the southwest of the Rolling Hills that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Rolling Hills.
      • Wake County
      • This Rolling Hills is located in Wake County and lies 324 miles [521.4 km] to the south southwest of the Rolling Hills that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Rolling Hills.
    • Ohio
      • Athens County
      • This Rolling Hills is located in Athens County and lies 347 miles [558.4 km]<1> to the west of the Rolling Hills that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Athens County community of Rolling Hills.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Berks 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 Pennsylvania community of Rolling Hills [Berks County].
      • Lehigh 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 Pennsylvania community of Rolling Hills [Lehigh County].
    • Tennessee
      • Bradley County
      • This Rolling Hills is located in Bradley County and lies 595 miles [957.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rolling Hills that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradley County community of Rolling Hills.
      • Cumberland County
      • This Rolling Hills is located in Cumberland County and lies 572 miles [920.5 km] to the west southwest of the Rolling Hills that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Rolling Hills.
      • Hamblen County
      • This Rolling Hills is located in Hamblen County and lies 481 miles [774.1 km] to the west southwest of the Rolling Hills that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamblen County community of Rolling Hills.
      • Lincoln County
      • This Rolling Hills is located in Lincoln County and lies 678 miles [1,091.1 km] to the west southwest of the Rolling Hills that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Rolling Hills.
      • Marshall County
      • This Rolling Hills is located in Marshall County and lies 677 miles [1,089.5 km] to the west southwest of the Rolling Hills that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Rolling Hills.
      • Washington County
      • This Rolling Hills is located in Washington County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km] to the west southwest of the Rolling Hills that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Rolling Hills.
    • Texas
      • Hunt 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 Texas community of Rolling Hills [Hunt County].
      • Potter County
      • Although located in Potter County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Potter County community of Rolling Hills.
      • Waller County
      • This Rolling Hills is located in Waller County and lies 1,323 miles [2,129.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rolling Hills that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waller County community of Rolling Hills.
    • Virginia
      • Chesterfield County
      • This Rolling Hills is located in Chesterfield County and lies 189 miles [304.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Rolling Hills that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Rolling Hills.
      • Fairfax 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 Virginia community of Rolling Hills [Fairfax County].
      • Frederick County
      • This Rolling Hills is located in Frederick County and lies 145 miles [233.4 km] to the west of the Rolling Hills that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Rolling Hills.
      • Montgomery County
      • This Rolling Hills is located in Montgomery County and lies 314 miles [505.3 km] to the west southwest of the Rolling Hills that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Rolling Hills.
      • Salem City
      • This Rolling Hills is located in Salem City and lies 293 miles [471.5 km] to the west southwest of the Rolling Hills that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salem City community of Rolling Hills.
      • Stafford County
      • This Rolling Hills is located in Stafford County and lies 131 miles [210.8 km] to the southwest of the Rolling Hills that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Rolling Hills.
    • West Virginia
      • Cabell County
      • This Rolling Hills is located in Cabell County and lies 361 miles [581 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rolling Hills that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cabell County community of Rolling Hills.
      • Greenbrier County
      • This Rolling Hills is located in Greenbrier County and lies 288 miles [463.5 km] to the west southwest of the Rolling Hills that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenbrier County community of Rolling Hills.
      • Kanawha 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 West Virginia community of Rolling Hills [Kanawha County].
      • Wood County
      • This Rolling Hills is located in Wood County and lies 309 miles [497.3 km] to the west of the Rolling Hills that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Rolling Hills.
    • Wyoming
      • Converse County
      • This Rolling Hills is located in Converse County and lies 1,572 miles [2,529.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rolling Hills that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Converse County community of Rolling Hills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rolling 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.

  • Birch Pointe
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Birch Pointe is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Pointe
  • Boxwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Boxwood is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxwood
  • Cedars
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Cedars is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedars
  • Cedars Knoll
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Cedars Knoll is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedars Knoll
  • Coffee Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Coffee Run is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Run
  • English Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • English Village is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
  • Forest Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Forest Park is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Glenville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Glenville is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
  • Green Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Green Valley is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
  • Greenbank
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Greenbank is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbank
  • Harmony
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Harmony is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Harmony Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Harmony Hills is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hills
  • Continue List   (20 more) ...
    • Heritage
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Heritage is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage
    • Heritage Farms
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Heritage Farms is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Farms
    • Keystone
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Keystone is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
    • Liberty
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Liberty is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Limestone Gap
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Limestone Gap is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Gap
    • Maplecrest
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Maplecrest is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplecrest
    • Masonicville
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Masonicville is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonicville
    • Mermaid
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Mermaid is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mermaid
    • Mermaid Run
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Mermaid Run is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mermaid Run
    • Milltown
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Milltown is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
    • Pike Creek Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Pike Creek Valley is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Creek Valley
    • Pinecrest
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Pinecrest is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
    • Pleasant Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Pleasant Hills is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
    • Prices Corner
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Prices Corner is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Corner
    • Skyline Crest
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Skyline Crest is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Crest
    • Skyline Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Skyline Ridge is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Ridge
    • Stony Crest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Stony Crest is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Crest
    • Tuxedo Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Tuxedo Park is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo Park
    • Willow Run
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Willow Run is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Run
    • Woodland Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodland Park is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

How Far From Rolling Hills to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Rolling Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Rolling Hills to Dover, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 93 miles [149.7 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 most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,804 miles [9,340.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,509 miles [10,475.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,386 miles [7,058.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Rolling Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Rolling Hills 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 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 Rolling 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 Rolling Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7182, Longitude: -75.6497       In this case, the coordinates for Rolling Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.011 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.569 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.80 degrees.