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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 Rocky Hook, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rocky Hook and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Hook:
    • 38.484007, -75.927436
    • 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 Hook
  • 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 Dorchester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester County
    • Since Rocky Hook is near Wicomico County and also Talbot County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wicomico County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Talbot 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 Hook

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rocky Hook ...

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.

  • Brick House Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Brick House Landing is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick House Landing
  • Bucktown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Bucktown is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
  • Butlers Beach
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Butlers Beach is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Beach
  • Cardtown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cardtown is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardtown
  • Cedar Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar Landing is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Landing
  • Cokeland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cokeland is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeland
  • Hawkeye
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Hawkeye is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
  • Henrys Crossroads
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Henrys Crossroads is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Crossroads
  • Hicksburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Hicksburg is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksburg
  • Hollands Crossroads
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hollands Crossroads is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollands Crossroads
  • Indianbone
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Indianbone is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianbone
  • Lewis Landing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lewis Landing is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Landing
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Linkwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Linkwood is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkwood
    • Longfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Longfield is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longfield
    • Mount Holly
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Mount Holly is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
    • Rabbit Town
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Rabbit Town is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
    • Ralph
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Ralph is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph

How Far From Rocky Hook 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 Rocky Hook 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 Hook and extending to:

  • Cambridge, which is the Seat of Dorchester County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rocky Hook to Cambridge, with an average speed<2> 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 45 miles [72.4 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 66 miles [106.2 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The shortest distance<3> 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).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,568 miles [10,570.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,446 miles [7,155.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Rocky Hook) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Rocky Hook 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 Rocky Hook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4840, Longitude: -75.9274       In this case, the coordinates for Rocky Hook have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.268 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.668 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.415 degrees.