Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Rose Valley Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rose Valley Estates and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Rose Valley Estates

• 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 Rose Valley Estates:
  • 39.404834, -75.716321
  • 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 Rose Valley Estates

• 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 Rose Valley Estates is near Cecil County and also Kent County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cecil County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kent 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 Rose Valley Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rose Valley Estates ...

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.

• Blackbird
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Blackbird is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbird
• Blackbird Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Blackbird Landing is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbird Landing
• Evergreen Farms
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Evergreen Farms is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Farms
• Forest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Forest is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
• Gander Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Gander Hill is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gander Hill
• Meadow Vista
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Meadow Vista is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Vista
• Pine Tree Corners
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Pine Tree Corners is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tree Corners
• Point Breeze
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Point Breeze is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Breeze
• Sassafras
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sassafras is located in Kent County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
• Sycamore Farms
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sycamore Farms is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Farms

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Rose Valley Estates and extending to:

• Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Rose Valley Estates to Wilmington, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 19 miles [30.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take 6 hours and walking would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 78 miles [125.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 5 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,820 miles [9,366.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,524 miles [10,499.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,401 miles [7,082.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'