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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 Rockburn Commons, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rockburn Commons 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 Rockburn Commons:
- 39.206774, -76.733026
- 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 Rockburn Commons
- 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 Howard County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Howard County
- Since Rockburn Commons is near Baltimore County and also Anne Arundel County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel 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 Rockburn Commons
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rockburn Commons ...
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.
- Bonnie Brae
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bonnie Brae is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Brae
- Elkridge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Elkridge Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Elkridge Heights is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkridge Heights
- Homeland Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Homeland Park is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland Park
- Lawyers Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lawyers Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers Hill
- Marble Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Marble Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Hill
- Orange Grove ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Orange Grove is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
- Pleasant View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pleasant View is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Quail Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Quail Ridge is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Relay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Relay is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relay
- Ridgeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeview is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
- Sandalwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sandalwood is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandalwood
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Springwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Springwood is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
- Stony Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Run is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Run
- Thistle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Thistle is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thistle
- Timberview
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Timberview is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberview
- Woodland Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Woodland Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
How Far From Rockburn Commons 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 Rockburn Commons to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Rockburn Commons and extending to:
- Ellicott City, which is the Seat of Howard County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Rockburn Commons to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> 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 most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,871 miles [9,448.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,577 miles [10,584.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,454 miles [7,168 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' (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- Rockburn Commons) 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 Rockburn Commons 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 Rockburn Commons. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2068, Longitude: -76.7330 In this case, the coordinates for Rockburn Commons have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.69 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.26 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.466 degrees. |
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