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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 Rolling Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rolling Acres 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 Rolling Acres:
    • 39.057331, -76.970531
    • 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 Rolling Acres
  • 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 Rolling Acres is near Prince George's County and also Howard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Howard 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 Rolling Acres

Communities Also Named Rolling Acres ...

We found 24 communities that are also named Rolling Acres.

There are five communities within Maryland that are also named Rolling Acres.

Beyond Maryland, we know of nineteen communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Calvert County
      • This Rolling Acres is located in Calvert County and lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Rolling Acres that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Rolling Acres.
    • Carroll County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Rolling Acres [Carroll County].
    • Howard County
      • This Rolling Acres is located in Howard County and lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Rolling Acres that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Rolling Acres.
    • Prince George's County
      • This Rolling Acres is located in Prince George's County and lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Rolling Acres that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Rolling Acres.
    • Saint Mary's County
      • This Rolling Acres is located in Saint Mary's County and lies 41 miles [66 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Rolling Acres that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary's County community of Rolling Acres.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Coffee County
      • This Rolling Acres is located in Coffee County and lies 729 miles [1,173.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Rolling Acres that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffee County community of Rolling Acres.
      • Mobile County
      • This Rolling Acres is located in Mobile County and lies 859 miles [1,382.4 km] to the southwest of the Rolling Acres that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mobile County community of Rolling Acres.
      • Montgomery County
      • This Rolling Acres is located in Montgomery County and lies 708 miles [1,139.4 km] to the southwest of the Rolling Acres that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Rolling Acres.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Rolling Acres is located in Hillsborough County and lies 828 miles [1,332.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Rolling Acres that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Rolling Acres.
    • Georgia
      • Dougherty County
      • This Rolling Acres is located in Dougherty County and lies 662 miles [1,065.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Rolling Acres that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dougherty County community of Rolling Acres.
    • Illinois
      • Champaign County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Rolling Acres [Champaign County].
      • Peoria County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Rolling Acres [Peoria County].
    • Indiana
      • Warrick County
      • This Rolling Acres is located in Warrick County and lies 560 miles [901.2 km]<1> to the west of the Rolling Acres that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warrick County community of Rolling Acres.
    • Louisiana
      • East Baton Rouge Parish
      • This Rolling Acres is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 990 miles [1,593.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rolling Acres that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Rolling Acres.
    • North Carolina
      • Davidson County
      • This Rolling Acres is located in Davidson County and lies 274 miles [441 km]<1> to the southwest of the Rolling Acres that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Rolling Acres.
      • Mecklenburg County
      • This Rolling Acres is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 331 miles [532.7 km] to the southwest of the Rolling Acres that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Rolling Acres.
    • Tennessee
      • Hamblen County
      • This Rolling Acres is located in Hamblen County and lies 406 miles [653.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rolling Acres that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamblen County community of Rolling Acres.
      • Jefferson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Rolling Acres [Jefferson County].
      • Sumner County
      • This Rolling Acres is located in Sumner County and lies 560 miles [901.2 km] to the west southwest of the Rolling Acres that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumner County community of Rolling Acres.
      • White County
      • This Rolling Acres is located in White County and lies 512 miles [824 km] to the west southwest of the Rolling Acres that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of Rolling Acres.
      • Williamson County
      • This Rolling Acres is located in Williamson County and lies 594 miles [956 km] to the west southwest of the Rolling Acres that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Rolling Acres.
    • Texas
      • Jim Wells County
      • This Rolling Acres is located in Jim Wells County and lies 1,421 miles [2,286.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rolling Acres that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jim Wells County community of Rolling Acres.
      • Nueces County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Rolling Acres [Nueces County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Dane County
      • This Rolling Acres is located in Dane County and lies 690 miles [1,110.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rolling Acres that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dane County community of Rolling Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rolling Acres ...

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.

  • Beltsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Burnt Mills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Burnt Mills is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills
  • Burnt Mills Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Burnt Mills Village is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills Village
  • Castlegate
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Castlegate is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castlegate
  • Cherry Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cherry Hill is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
  • Chestnut Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Chestnut Hills is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hills
  • Chestnut Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Chestnut Ridge is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
  • Cresthaven
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cresthaven is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresthaven
  • Deer Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Deer Park is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
  • Eleven Cedars
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Eleven Cedars is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleven Cedars
  • Fairknoll
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Fairknoll is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairknoll
  • Fairway
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairway is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Four Corners
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Four Corners is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
    • Glenallen
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Glenallen is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenallen
    • Good Hope
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Good Hope is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
    • Green Castle Woods
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Green Castle Woods is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Castle Woods
    • Gum Springs
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Gum Springs is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
    • Hillandale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Hillandale is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale
    • Hillandale Forest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Hillandale Forest is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale Forest
    • Hillandale Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Hillandale Heights is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale Heights
    • Indian Spring Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Indian Spring Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Spring Village
    • Knightsbridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Knightsbridge is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsbridge
    • Maydale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Maydale is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maydale
    • Orchard View
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Orchard View is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View
    • Quaint Acres
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Quaint Acres is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaint Acres
    • Rocky Brook Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Rocky Brook Park is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Brook Park
    • Saddle Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Saddle Creek is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Creek
    • Springbrook
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Springbrook is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
    • Springwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Springwood is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood

How Far From Rolling Acres 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 Rolling Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rolling Acres and extending to:

  • Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rolling Acres to Rockville, with an average speed<4> 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 26 miles [41.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 11 miles [17.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,888 miles [9,475.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,593 miles [10,610.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,470 miles [7,193.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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- Rolling Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Rolling Acres could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Rolling Acres 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 Rolling Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0573, Longitude: -76.9705       In this case, the coordinates for Rolling Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.84 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.407 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.624 degrees.