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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 Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rock Point 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 Rock Point:
- 38.273084, -76.839793
- 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 Point
- 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 Charles County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charles County
- Since Rock Point is near Saint Mary's County and also Westmoreland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Mary's County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland 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 Rock Point
Communities Also Named Rock Point ...
We found five communities that are also named Rock Point.
Within Maryland, the name Rock Point is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Apache County
- This Rock Point is located in Apache County and lies 1,789 miles [2,879.1 km]<1> to the west of the Rock Point that is located in Charles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Apache County community of Rock Point.
- Nevada
- Lyon County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Lyon County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lyon County community of Rock Point.
- Oregon
- Jackson County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Rock Point [Jackson County].
- Pennsylvania
- Beaver County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Rock Point [Beaver County].
- Lawrence County
- This Rock Point is located in Lawrence County and lies 257 miles [413.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Rock Point that is located in Charles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Rock Point.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rock Point ...
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.
- Anchorage Anchors
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Anchorage Anchors is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage Anchors
- Avenue
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bull Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bull Run is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
- Hurry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Indiantown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Indiantown is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
- Lone Holly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lone Holly is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Holly
- Longview Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Longview Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Beach
- Milestown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Milestown is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milestown
- Mount Pleasant
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Victoria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Victoria is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victoria
- Woodland Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Woodland Point is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Point
- Yellow Bank
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Yellow Bank is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bank
How Far From Rock Point 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 Rock Point to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rock Point and extending to:
- La Plata, which is the Seat of Charles County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rock Point to La Plata, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 52 miles [83.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 44 miles [70.8 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,915 miles [9,519.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,617 miles [10,649 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,495 miles [7,234 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rock Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Rock Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Rock Point 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Point 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 Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2731, Longitude: -76.8398 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.812 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.255 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.871 degrees. |
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