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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 Falls Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rolling Falls Estates 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 Rolling Falls Estates:
- 39.659825, -76.814143
- 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 Falls Estates
- 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 Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- Since Rolling Falls Estates is near Baltimore County and also York County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
- Open the eBird sighting report for York 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 Falls Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rolling Falls Estates ...
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.
- Brothers Delight
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brothers Delight is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brothers Delight
- Cedarbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cedarbrook is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarbrook
- Clear View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Clear View is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear View
- Dug Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dug Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dug Hill
- Fiscal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fiscal is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiscal
- Forest Knoll
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Knoll is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Knoll
- Greenmount
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenmount is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Gunpowder Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gunpowder Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunpowder Ridge
- Happy Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Happy Valley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Holland Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Holland Hills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Hills
- Hunt Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hunt Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Ridge
- Maple Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Maple Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Park Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Park Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
- Peaceful Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Peaceful Valley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Valley
- Prettyboy Trails
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Prettyboy Trails is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prettyboy Trails
- Reeds Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Reeds Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Village
- Roberts Field
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Roberts Field is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Field
- Rockbrook Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rockbrook Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook Village
- Roller
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Roller is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roller
- Royal Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Royal Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Heights
- Seven Havens
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Seven Havens is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Havens
- Singer Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Singer Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singer Heights
- Small Crossings
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Small Crossings is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Small Crossings
- Steeplechase
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Steeplechase is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeplechase
- Sugar Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sugar Valley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley
- Sunset Way
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset Way is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Way
- Valley Vista
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Vista is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Vista
- Walkers Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Walkers Run is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Run
- Whispering Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Whispering Valley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Valley
- Young Mans Fancy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Mans Fancy
How Far From Rolling Falls Estates 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 Falls Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Rolling Falls Estates and extending to:
- Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rolling Falls Estates to Westminster, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 50 miles [80.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 53 miles [85.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,856 miles [9,424.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,564 miles [10,563.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,440 miles [7,145.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rolling Falls Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Falls Estates 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 Falls Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6598, Longitude: -76.8141 In this case, the coordinates for Rolling Falls Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.706 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.348 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.321 degrees. |
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