Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Rocky Forge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rocky Forge and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Rocky Forge

• 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 Rocky Forge:
  • 39.718428, -77.604992
  • 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 Rocky Forge

• 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Since Rocky Forge is near Franklin County and also Frederick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick 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 Rocky Forge

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rocky Forge ...

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.

• Beartown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Beartown is located in Franklin County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
• Browns Store ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Browns Store is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Store
• Cascade
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Cascade is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
• Cavetown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Cavetown is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavetown
• Chewsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Chewsville is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewsville
• Fiddlesburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Fiddlesburg is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddlesburg
• Five Forks
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Five Forks is located in Franklin County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Fountain Head
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Fountain Head is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Head
• Greenvale Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Greenvale Village is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale Village
• Havenwood Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Havenwood Hills is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havenwood Hills
• Highfield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Highfield is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield
• Highfield - Cascade
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Highfield - Cascade is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield - Cascade
• Continue List   (13 more) ...
  • Holiday Farms
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Holiday Farms is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Farms
  • Hunter Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hunter Hill is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hill
  • Long Meadow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Long Meadow is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Meadow
  • Orchard Hills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Orchard Hills is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
  • Paramount
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Paramount is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paramount
  • Pondsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Pondsville is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondsville
  • Roadside
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Roadside is located in Franklin County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadside
  • Security
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Security is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Security
  • Shady Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Shady Grove is located in Franklin County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
  • Spring Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Spring Valley is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Sycamore Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sycamore Heights is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Heights
  • Terrace Hills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Terrace Hills is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Hills
  • Tomstown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Tomstown is located in Franklin County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomstown

How Far From Rocky Forge 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 Rocky Forge to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Rocky Forge and extending to:

• Hagerstown, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Rocky Forge to Annapolis, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 64 miles [103 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,886 miles [9,472.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,596 miles [10,615.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,472 miles [7,197 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'