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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:
    • 38.750948, -76.836082
    • 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 Prince George's County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's County
    • Since Rolling Acres is near Charles County and also Anne Arundel County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Charles County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel 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 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Rolling Acres that is located in Prince George's 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 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the north of the Rolling Acres that is located in Prince George's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Rolling Acres.
    • Montgomery County
      • This Rolling Acres is located in Montgomery County and lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Rolling Acres that is located in Prince George's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Rolling Acres.
    • Saint Mary's County
      • This Rolling Acres is located in Saint Mary's County and lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Rolling Acres that is located in Prince George's 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 720 miles [1,158.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Rolling Acres that is located in Prince George's 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 852 miles [1,371.2 km] to the southwest of the Rolling Acres that is located in Prince George's 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 700 miles [1,126.5 km] to the southwest of the Rolling Acres that is located in Prince George's 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 811 miles [1,305.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Rolling Acres that is located in Prince George's 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 651 miles [1,047.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Rolling Acres that is located in Prince George's 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 566 miles [910.9 km]<1> to the west of the Rolling Acres that is located in Prince George's 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 985 miles [1,585.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rolling Acres that is located in Prince George's 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 263 miles [423.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Rolling Acres that is located in Prince George's 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 320 miles [515 km] to the southwest of the Rolling Acres that is located in Prince George's 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 403 miles [648.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rolling Acres that is located in Prince George's 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 561 miles [902.8 km] to the west southwest of the Rolling Acres that is located in Prince George's 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 511 miles [822.4 km] to the west southwest of the Rolling Acres that is located in Prince George's 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 595 miles [957.6 km] to the west southwest of the Rolling Acres that is located in Prince George's 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 1,418 miles [2,282 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rolling Acres that is located in Prince George's 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 706 miles [1,136.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rolling Acres that is located in Prince George's 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.

  • Ashbox
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Ashbox is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashbox
  • Fairgreen
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairgreen is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairgreen
  • Hollaway Estates
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Hollaway Estates is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollaway Estates
  • Jenkins Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jenkins Corner is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Corner
  • Land Tree
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Land Tree is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land Tree
  • Maryvale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Maryvale is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryvale
  • Meadows
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Meadows is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
  • Pleasant Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant Springs is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Springs
  • Queensland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Queensland is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensland
  • Sunrise Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Sunrise Hills is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Hills
  • Thrift
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Thrift is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
  • Windy Oaks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Windy Oaks is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Oaks
  • Woodyard
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Woodyard is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard

How Far From Rolling Acres 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 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:

  • Upper Marlboro, which is the Seat of Prince George's County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Rolling Acres to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,895 miles [9,487.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,599 miles [10,620.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,476 miles [7,203.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 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 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: 38.7509, Longitude: -76.8361       In this case, the coordinates for Rolling Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.781 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.292 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.687 degrees.