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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 Rockdale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rockdale 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 Rockdale:
- 39.680937, -76.768030
- 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 Rockdale
- 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 Baltimore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
- Since Rockdale is near Carroll County and also York County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- Open the eBird sighting report for York 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 Rockdale
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rockdale ...
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.
- Brothers Delight
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brothers Delight is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brothers Delight
- Fiscal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fiscal is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiscal
- Forest Knoll
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Forest Knoll is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Knoll
- Freeland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Freeland Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Freeland Farms is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland Farms
- Gores Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gores Mill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gores Mill
- Gunpowder Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gunpowder Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunpowder Ridge
- Happy Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Happy Valley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Peaceful Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Peaceful Valley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Valley
- Prettyboy Trails
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Prettyboy Trails is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prettyboy Trails
- Rockbrook Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rockbrook Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook Village
- Roller
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Roller is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roller
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Seven Havens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Havens is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Havens
- Spook Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spook Hill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spook Hill
- Steeplechase
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Steeplechase is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeplechase
- Sticks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sticks is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sticks
- Sugar Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Valley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley
- Sunset View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset View is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset View
- Sunset Way
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset Way is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Way
- Valley Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Valley Mill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mill
- Walkers Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Walkers Run is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Run
- Young Mans Fancy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Mans Fancy
How Far From Rockdale 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 Rockdale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Rockdale and extending to:
- Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Rockdale to Towson, 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.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 50 miles [80.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 55 miles [88.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,853 miles [9,419.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,561 miles [10,558.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,437 miles [7,140.7 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Rockdale) 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 Rockdale 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 Rockdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6809, Longitude: -76.7680 In this case, the coordinates for Rockdale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.677 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.319 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.293 degrees. |
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