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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 Rockcrest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rockcrest 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 Rockcrest:
- 39.075664, -77.130535
- 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 Rockcrest
- 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Rockcrest is near Fairfax County and also Prince George's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's 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 Rockcrest
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rockcrest ...
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.
- Beantown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Beantown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beantown
- English Manor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- English Manor is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Manor
- Falls Orchard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Falls Orchard is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Orchard
- Fallsgrove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fallsgrove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallsgrove
- Fox Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fox Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hills
- Foxhall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Foxhall is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhall
- Glen Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Glen Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hills
- Harmony Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Harmony Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hills
- Heritage Walk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Heritage Walk is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Walk
- Hermitage Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hermitage Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Park
- Holiday Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Holiday Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
- Lone Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lone Oak is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Manor Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Manor Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Park
- Manor Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Manor Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Village
- Marymount
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Marymount is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marymount
- Randolph Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Randolph Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Hills
- Rock Creek Palisades
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Creek Palisades is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Palisades
- Rock Creek Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rock Creek Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Village
- Rockland
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rockland is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Rockville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Scotland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Scotland is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Silver Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Silver Rock is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Rock
- Stoney Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Stoney Brook is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Brook
- Sycamore Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sycamore Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Creek
- Twin Brook
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Twin Brook is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Brook
- Walnut Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Walnut Woods is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Woods
How Far From Rockcrest 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 Rockcrest to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Rockcrest and extending to:
- Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Rockcrest to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 13 miles [20.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take 6 hours.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,894 miles [9,485.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,600 miles [10,621.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,477 miles [7,205 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- Rockcrest) 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 Rockcrest 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 Rockcrest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0757, Longitude: -77.1305 In this case, the coordinates for Rockcrest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.933 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.516 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.685 degrees. |
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