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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 View, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rolling View 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 View:
- 38.953167, -76.853305
- 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 View
- 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 View is near Montgomery County and also Anne Arundel County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 View
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rolling View ...
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.
- Bell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bell is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Brightseat
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Brightseat is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightseat
- Dodge Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dodge Park is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Park
- Ducat Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ducat Town is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducat Town
- Good Luck ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Good Luck is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Luck
- Greenbelt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Kent Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kent Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Village
- Kentland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kentland is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentland
- Lake Arbor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Arbor is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arbor
- Lincoln
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lincoln is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Radiant Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Radiant Valley is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radiant Valley
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Rogers Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rogers Heights is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Heights
- Royale Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Royale Gardens is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royale Gardens
- Vista Raceway
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Vista Raceway is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Raceway
- White House Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- White House Heights is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Heights
- Woodlawn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Rolling View 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 View to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Rolling View and extending to:
- Upper Marlboro, which is the Seat of Prince George's County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Rolling View to Upper Marlboro, with an average speed<3> 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 east (E). The buggy would take 6 hours and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 10 miles [16.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,887 miles [9,474.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,592 miles [10,608.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,469 miles [7,192.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 View) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 View 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 View. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9532, Longitude: -76.8533 In this case, the coordinates for Rolling View have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.778 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.32 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.615 degrees. |
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