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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 Roelkeys Knoll, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Roelkeys Knoll 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 Roelkeys Knoll:
- 39.341768, -77.664991
- 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 Roelkeys Knoll
- 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 Frederick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
- Since Roelkeys Knoll is near Washington County and also Loudoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Loudoun 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 Roelkeys Knoll
Curious and Interesting Names Near Roelkeys Knoll ...
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.
- Boss Arnold Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Boss Arnold Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boss Arnold Village
- Chestnut Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
- Corner House
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Corner House is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner House
- Gapland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Georges Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Georges Mill is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Mill
- Harpers Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Locust Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Locust Valley is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Valley
- Lower Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lower Town is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Town
- Olive
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Olive is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Petersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Petersville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Pleasantville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pleasantville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Rice
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rice is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
- Sandy Hook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Hook is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Silver Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Grove is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Grove
- Slabtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Slabtown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
How Far From Roelkeys Knoll 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 Roelkeys Knoll to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Roelkeys Knoll and extending to:
- Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Roelkeys Knoll to Frederick, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 67 miles [107.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 45 miles [72.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,905 miles [9,503.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,613 miles [10,642.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,490 miles [7,226 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 from Point A (ie- Roelkeys Knoll) 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 Roelkeys Knoll 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 Roelkeys Knoll. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3418, Longitude: -77.6650 In this case, the coordinates for Roelkeys Knoll have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.234 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.899 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.81 degrees. |
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