Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Rolph Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rolph Landing and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Rolph Landing

• 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 Rolph Landing:
  • 38.899003, -75.946049
  • 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 Rolph Landing

• 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 Talbot County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Talbot County
  • Since Rolph Landing is near Caroline County and also Queen Anne's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Queen Anne's 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 Rolph Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rolph Landing ...

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.

• Chapel Station
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Chapel Station is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Station
• Chapel Woods
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Chapel Woods is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Woods
• Forest Gardens
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Forest Gardens is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Gardens
• Fox Meadow
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fox Meadow is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadow
• Georgia Woods
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Georgia Woods is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia Woods
• Griffin
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Griffin is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
• Jumptown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jumptown is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumptown
• Kitty Corner Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Kitty Corner Park is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitty Corner Park
• Kittys Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Kittys Corner is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittys Corner
• Lewistown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Lewistown is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
• Mill Run
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Mill Run is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Run
• Queen Anne
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Queen Anne is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Anne
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Queen Anne <1>
• Trinity
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Trinity is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity

How Far From Rolph Landing 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 Rolph Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Rolph Landing and extending to:

• Easton, which is the Seat of Talbot County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rolph Landing to Easton, with an average speed<3> 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 29 miles [46.7 km] to the west (W). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 58 miles [93.3 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,851 miles [9,416.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,553 miles [10,546 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,431 miles [7,131 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'