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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:
- 39.356217, -76.765529
- 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 Baltimore City and also Howard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore City
- Open the eBird sighting report for Howard 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.
- Colonial Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Falcon Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Falcon Ridge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Ridge
- Featherbed
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Featherbed is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Featherbed
- Fishtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fishtown is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishtown
- Foxridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Foxridge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxridge
- Greene Tree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greene Tree is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Tree
- Heraldry Square
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Heraldry Square is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heraldry Square
- Howardsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Howardsville is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsville
- Imperial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Imperial Gardens is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial Gardens
- Julian Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Julian Woods is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian Woods
- Kingswood Common
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Kingswood Common is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood Common
- Liberty Manor
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Liberty Manor is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Manor
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Merrymount
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Merrymount is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrymount
- Pikesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Randall Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Randall Ridge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Ridge
- Randallstown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rolling Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rolling Heights is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Heights
- Rolling Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rolling Park is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Park
- Rolling Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rolling Ridge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ridge
- Whispering Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Whispering Meadows is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Meadows
- Willow Glen
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Willow Glen is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen
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 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east northeast. 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 four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 29 miles [46.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 34 miles [54.7 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 just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,867 miles [9,442 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,573 miles [10,578.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,450 miles [7,161.6 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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: 39.3562, Longitude: -76.7655 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 307.699 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.293 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.421 degrees. |
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