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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 Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rolling Heights 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 Heights:
- 39.316217, -76.758584
- 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 Heights
- 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 Baltimore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
- Since Rolling Heights is near Howard County and also Baltimore City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Howard County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore City
- 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 Heights
Communities Also Named Rolling Heights ...
We found one communities that are also named Rolling Heights.
Within Maryland, the name Rolling Heights is unique.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Rolling Heights in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Rolling Heights lies 1,995 miles [3,210.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Rolling Heights that is located in Baltimore County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rolling Heights ...
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.
- Asylum ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Asylum is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asylum
- Chapelview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chapelview is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapelview
- Chestnut Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Farms is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Farms
- Chestnut Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Colonial Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Daniels ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Daniels is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels
- Former names for Daniels:
- Alberton
- Elsyville
- Dickeyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dickeyville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
- Fair Brook
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fair Brook is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Brook
- Featherbed
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Featherbed is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Featherbed
- Frederick Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Frederick Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick Village
- Grays Level
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Grays Level is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Level
- Harristown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harristown is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Heraldry Square
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Heraldry Square is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heraldry Square
- Hilltop
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hilltop is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Howard Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Howard Park is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Park
- Howardsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Howardsville is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsville
- Hunting Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hunting Ridge is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Ridge
- Ivy Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ivy Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Hill
- Kingswood Common
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Kingswood Common is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood Common
- Kraft Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kraft Corner is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kraft Corner
- Liberty Manor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Manor is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Manor
- Merrymount
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Merrymount is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrymount
- Mount Hope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Hope is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Paradise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Paradise is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Rockland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rockland is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Rolling Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rolling Park is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Park
- Rolling Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rolling Ridge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ridge
- Timber Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Timber Point is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Point
- Willow Glen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Glen is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen
- Woodlawn
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Woodlawn is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Rolling Heights 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 Rolling Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rolling Heights and extending to:
- Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Rolling Heights to Towson, 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 27 miles [43.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 32 miles [51.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,868 miles [9,443.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,574 miles [10,579.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,451 miles [7,163.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 from Point A (ie- Rolling Heights) 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 Heights 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 Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3162, Longitude: -76.7586 In this case, the coordinates for Rolling Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.697 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.285 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.433 degrees. |
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