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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 Rosewick, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rosewick and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Rosewick:
    • 38.563176, -76.980252
    • 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 Rosewick
  • 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 Charles County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Charles County
    • Since Rosewick is near Prince George's County and also Fairfax County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax 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 Rosewick

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rosewick ...

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.

  • Camelot
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Camelot is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
  • Clarks Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Clarks Run is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Run
  • Countryside
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Countryside is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
  • Deerwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Deerwood is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
  • Ellenwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ellenwood is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenwood
  • Forest Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Forest Grove is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
  • Hickory Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Hickory Ridge is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
  • Hunters Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Hunters Ridge is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
  • Kent Square
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Kent Square is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Square
  • Kings Grant
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Kings Grant is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Grant
  • Lyons Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Lyons Corner is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Corner
  • Marshalls Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Marshalls Corner is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Corner
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Pheasant Farm
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Pheasant Farm is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Farm
    • Pomfret
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Port Tobacco
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Quailwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Quailwood is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quailwood
    • Spring Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Spring Valley is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Turkey Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Turkey Hill is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Hill
    • Willow Gate
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Willow Gate is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Gate

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

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

  • La Plata, which is the Seat of Charles County, lies just to the South.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Rosewick to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 23 miles [37 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,909 miles [9,509.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,613 miles [10,642.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,490 miles [7,226 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 '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- Rosewick) 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 Rosewick 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 Rosewick. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5632, Longitude: -76.9803       In this case, the coordinates for Rosewick have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.877 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.373 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.819 degrees.