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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 Rosedale Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rosedale Park 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 Rosedale Park:
- 39.026221, -76.896640
- 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 Rosedale Park
- 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 Rosedale Park is near Montgomery County and also Howard 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 Howard 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 Rosedale Park
Communities Also Named Rosedale Park ...
We found one communities that are also named Rosedale Park.
There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Rosedale Park.
Beyond Maryland.
- Communities Located In Maryland ...
- Montgomery County
- This Rosedale Park is located in Montgomery County and lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rosedale Park that is located in Prince George's County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Rosedale Park.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rosedale Park ...
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.
- Beltsville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Boxwood Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Boxwood Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxwood Village
- Branchville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Branchville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Cherry Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cherry Hill is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Chestnut Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Chestnut Hills is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hills
- College Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Daniels Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Daniels Park is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Park
- Eleven Cedars
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Eleven Cedars is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleven Cedars
- Greenbelt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hillandale Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hillandale Forest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale Forest
- Orchard View
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Orchard View is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View
- Pheasant Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pheasant Run is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run
- Sunnyside
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sunnyside is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
How Far From Rosedale Park 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 Rosedale Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rosedale Park and extending to:
- Upper Marlboro, which is the Seat of Prince George's County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Rosedale Park to Upper Marlboro, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 21 miles [33.8 km] to the east (E). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,886 miles [9,472.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,591 miles [10,607.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,468 miles [7,190.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rosedale Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Rosedale Park 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 Rosedale Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0262, Longitude: -76.8966 In this case, the coordinates for Rosedale Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.798 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.355 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.605 degrees. |
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