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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 Rhodesdale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rhodesdale and the surrounding area.
- 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 Rhodesdale:
- 38.576546, -75.836668
- 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 Rhodesdale
- 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 Dorchester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester County
- Since Rhodesdale is near Wicomico County and also Sussex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wicomico 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 Rhodesdale
Communities Also Named Rhodesdale ...
We found one communities that are also named Rhodesdale.
Within Maryland, the name Rhodesdale is unique.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Rhodesdale in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Jefferson County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Jefferson County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Rhodesdale.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rhodesdale ...
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.
- Eldorado
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Eldorado is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Finchville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Galestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Galestown is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Hawkeye
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hawkeye is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
- Hicksburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hicksburg is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksburg
- Holly Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Holly Hill is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
- Linkwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marshyhope Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Marshyhope Village is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshyhope Village
- Rabbit Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rabbit Town is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Ralph
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ralph is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
- Sandtop
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sandtop is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtop
- Secretary
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Walnut Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Rhodesdale 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 Rhodesdale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Rhodesdale and extending to:
- Cambridge, which is the Seat of Dorchester County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Rhodesdale to Cambridge, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 44 miles [70.8 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 68 miles [109.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,860 miles [9,430.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,560 miles [10,557.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,439 miles [7,143.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Rhodesdale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rhodesdale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Rhodesdale 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 Rhodesdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5765, Longitude: -75.8367 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.209 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.615 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.341 degrees. |
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