Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Rolles Beach:
  • 38.773451, -76.250504
  • 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 Rolles Beach

• 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 Talbot County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Talbot County
  • Since Rolles Beach is near Queen Anne's County and also Dorchester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Queen Anne's County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester 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 Rolles Beach

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rolles Beach ...

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.

• Cove View
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Cove View is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove View
• Crescendo
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Crescendo is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescendo
• Grace Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Grace Creek is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Creek
• Harper ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Harper is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
• Indian Harbor
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Indian Harbor is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Harbor
• Mallard Point
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Mallard Point is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Point
• Mount Pleasant
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Mulberry Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Mulberry Point is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Point
• Nutcracker Point
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Nutcracker Point is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutcracker Point
• Porters Pride
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Porters Pride is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Pride
• Quail Hollow
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Quail Hollow is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
• Rays Point
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Rays Point is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rays Point
• Solitude
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Solitude is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude

How Far From Rolles Beach 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 Rolles Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Easton, which is the Seat of Talbot County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Rolles Beach to Easton, 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 19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take 6 hours and walking would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 43 miles [69.2 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 about three full days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,869 miles [9,445.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,572 miles [10,576.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,449 miles [7,160 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'