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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 Road Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rocky Road Park 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 Rocky Road Park:
- 39.235661, -77.165815
- 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 Road Park
- 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 Rocky Road Park is near Howard County and also Frederick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Howard 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 Road Park
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rocky Road Park ...
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.
- Bootjack
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bootjack is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bootjack
- Brink
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brink is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brink
- Cedar Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Charlene
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Charlene is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlene
- Claysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Claysville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Damascus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Damascus Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Damascus Gardens is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus Gardens
- Damascus Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Damascus Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus Hill
- Diamond View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Diamond View is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond View
- Edinburgh
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Edinburgh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburgh
- Florence Farms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Florence Farms is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Farms
- Fountain View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fountain View is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain View
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Freedom Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Freedom Forest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Forest
- Greenhills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenhills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhills
- Hickory Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hickory Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Hickory Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Highview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Highview is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highview
- Kings Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Valley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Valley
- Quail Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Quail Ridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Rolling Knolls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rolling Knolls is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Knolls
- Stewart Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stewart Town is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Town
- Sweepstakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sweepstakes is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweepstakes
- Whetstone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Whetstone is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone
- Wildcat Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wildcat Forest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcat Forest
- Wilderness Walk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wilderness Walk is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness Walk
How Far From Rocky Road Park 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 Rocky Road Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Rocky Road Park and extending to:
- Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Rocky Road Park to Rockville, 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 40 miles [64.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 24 miles [38.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,889 miles [9,477.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,595 miles [10,613.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,472 miles [7,197 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 '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- Rocky Road Park) 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 Rocky Road Park 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 Road Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2357, Longitude: -77.1658 In this case, the coordinates for Rocky Road Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.944 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.553 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.638 degrees. |
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