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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 Run Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rock Run Estates 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 Run Estates:
- 39.627054, -76.128285
- 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 Run 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 Cecil County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cecil County
- Since Rock Run Estates is near Harford County and also Lancaster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harford County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster 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 Run Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rock Run 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.
- Clearview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clearview is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Craigtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Craigtown is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigtown
- Frank
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Frank is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frank
- Honeysuckle Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Honeysuckle Hollow is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeysuckle Hollow
- Jacks Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jacks Corner is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Corner
- Liberty Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Liberty Grove is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Manor Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Manor Heights is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Heights
- Misty Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Misty Meadows is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Meadows
- Mount Pleasant View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant View is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant View
- Pleasant View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pleasant View is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Port Deposit
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Quaker Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Quaker Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Hills
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rock is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Rock Run
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rock Run is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Sunnyside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sunnyside is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Vinegar Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Vinegar Hill is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Hill
- Woodlawn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Rock Run Estates 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 Run Estates 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 Run Estates and extending to:
- Elkton, which is the Seat of Cecil County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Rock Run Estates to Elkton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 48 miles [77.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 69 miles [111 km] to the southwest (SW). 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,828 miles [9,379.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,534 miles [10,515.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,411 miles [7,098.8 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rock Run Estates) 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 Run Estates 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 Run Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6271, Longitude: -76.1283 In this case, the coordinates for Rock Run Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.301 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.884 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.041 degrees. |
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