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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 Rockawalking Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rockawalking Village 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 Rockawalking Village:
- 38.391785, -75.671317
- 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 Rockawalking Village
- 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 Wicomico County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wicomico County
- Since Rockawalking Village is near Sussex County and also Somerset County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset 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 Rockawalking Village
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rockawalking Village ...
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.
- California
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- California is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
- Catchpenny
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Catchpenny is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catchpenny
- Cedarcrest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cedarcrest is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarcrest
- Crooked Oak
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Crooked Oak is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Oak
- Dogwood Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dogwood Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Elliots Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Elliots Place is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliots Place
- Hebron
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hebron Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hebron Woods is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Woods
- Hickory Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hickory Acres is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Acres
- Holland Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Holland Heights is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Heights
- Hunting Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hunting Park is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Park
- Patricks Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Patricks Landing is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricks Landing
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Poets Colony
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Poets Colony is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poets Colony
- Riverside Pines
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside Pines is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Pines
- Rolling Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Salisbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sandy Point is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
- Shad Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shad Point is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shad Point
- Silver Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Silver Run is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
- Sunset Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sunset Heights is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Heights
- Tall Timbers Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tall Timbers Park is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Timbers Park
- Timberlake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Timberlake is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Woods Edge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woods Edge is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Edge
How Far From Rockawalking Village to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Rockawalking Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Rockawalking Village and extending to:
- Salisbury, which is the Seat of Wicomico County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 59 miles [95 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Rockawalking Village to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 81 miles [130.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,439 miles [7,143.9 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rockawalking Village) 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 Rockawalking Village 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 Rockawalking Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3918, Longitude: -75.6713 In this case, the coordinates for Rockawalking Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.126 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.492 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.347 degrees. |
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