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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 Rock Anna, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rock Anna 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 Rock Anna:
    • 39.144554, -76.511907
    • 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 Rock Anna
  • 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 Anne Arundel County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel County
    • Since Rock Anna is near Baltimore County and also Baltimore City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore City
  • 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 Rock Anna

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rock Anna ...

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.

  • Beauty Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Beauty Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty Beach
  • Chase Wood Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Chase Wood Run is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Wood Run
  • Clear Water Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Clear Water Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Water Beach
  • Clearview Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Clearview Village is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview Village
  • Cottage Grove Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Cottage Grove Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove Beach
  • Creek View
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Creek View is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek View
  • Elizabeths Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Elizabeths Landing is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeths Landing
  • Fairhaven Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Fairhaven Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven Beach
  • Green Haven
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Green Haven is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Haven
  • Greenland Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Greenland Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland Beach
  • High Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • High Point is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
  • Hillside Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Hillside Park is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Park
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Jacobsville
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Jacobsville is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsville
    • Lake View
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Lake View is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
    • Orchard Beach
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Rock Creek Landing
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Rock Creek Landing is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Landing
    • Rock Creek Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Rock Creek Park is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Park
    • Rock Hill Beach
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Rock Hill Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Beach
    • Rockhill Beach
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Rockhill Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill Beach
    • Rockview Beach
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Rockview Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockview Beach
    • Rockwood Beach
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Rockwood Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Beach
    • Sanders Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Sanders Park is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Park
    • School Gardens
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • School Gardens is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for School Gardens
    • Stoney View
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Stoney View is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney View
    • Stony Beach
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Stony Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Beach
    • Sunset Beach
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Sunset Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
    • Surfside
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Surfside is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surfside
    • View Point
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • View Point is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for View Point

How Far From Rock Anna 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 Rock Anna to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Rock Anna to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 11 miles [17.7 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 32 miles [51.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,865 miles [9,438.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,570 miles [10,573.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,447 miles [7,156.8 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rock Anna) 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 Rock Anna 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 Rock Anna. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1446, Longitude: -76.5119       In this case, the coordinates for Rock Anna have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.563 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.107 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.397 degrees.