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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 Rossville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rossville 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 Rossville:
    • 39.338441, -76.479685
    • 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 Rossville
  • 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 Rossville is near Baltimore City and also Harford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore City
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harford 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 Rossville

Communities Also Named Rossville ...

We found twenty communities that are also named Rossville.

Within Maryland, the name Rossville is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of twenty communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty communities, eighteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Walker County
      • This Rossville is located in Walker County and lies 569 miles [915.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rossville that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Rossville.
    • Illinois
      • Vermilion County
      • This Rossville is located in Vermilion County and lies 597 miles [960.8 km]<1> to the west of the Rossville that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vermilion County community of Rossville.
    • Indiana
      • Clinton County
      • This Rossville is located in Clinton County and lies 540 miles [869 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rossville that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Rossville.
    • Iowa
      • Allamakee County
      • This Rossville is located in Allamakee County and lies 816 miles [1,313.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rossville that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allamakee County community of Rossville.
    • Kansas
      • Crawford County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Rossville [Crawford County].
      • Shawnee County
      • This Rossville is located in Shawnee County and lies 1,039 miles [1,672.1 km]<1> to the west of the Rossville that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shawnee County community of Rossville.
    • Manitoba
      • This Rossville lies 1,418 miles [2,282 km]<1> to the northwest of the Rossville that is located in Baltimore County.
    • Missouri
      • Butler County
      • This Rossville is located in Butler County and lies 769 miles [1,237.6 km]<1> to the west of the Rossville that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Rossville.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Rossville lies 655 miles [1,054.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Rossville that is located in Baltimore County.
    • New York
      • Orange County
      • This Rossville is located in Orange County and lies 200 miles [321.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Rossville that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Rossville.
      • Richmond County
      • This Rossville is located in Richmond County and lies 146 miles [235 km] to the northeast of the Rossville that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Rossville.
    • Ohio
      • Butler County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Rossville [Butler County].
      • Knox County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Knox County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Rossville.
      • Miami County
      • This Rossville is located in Miami County and lies 415 miles [667.9 km]<1> to the west of the Rossville that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami County community of Rossville.
    • Oklahoma
      • Lincoln County
      • This Rossville is located in Lincoln County and lies 1,151 miles [1,852.4 km]<1> to the west of the Rossville that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Rossville.
    • Pennsylvania
      • York County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Rossville [York County].
    • South Carolina
      • Chester County
      • This Rossville is located in Chester County and lies 410 miles [659.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Rossville that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Rossville.
    • Tennessee
      • Fayette County
      • This Rossville is located in Fayette County and lies 777 miles [1,250.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rossville that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Rossville.
      • Hamilton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Rossville [Hamilton County].
    • Texas
      • Atascosa County
      • This Rossville is located in Atascosa County and lies 1,446 miles [2,327.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rossville that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Atascosa County community of Rossville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rossville ...

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.

  • Edgewater
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Edgewater is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
  • Garden Village Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Garden Village Park is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village Park
  • Golden Ring
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Golden Ring is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Ring
  • Goldentree
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Goldentree is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldentree
  • Hartland Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Hartland Village is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Village
  • High Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • High Point is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
  • Hillbrook
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Hillbrook is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillbrook
  • Holland Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Holland Hills is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Hills
  • Kings Court
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Kings Court is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Court
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Maple Crest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Maple Crest is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Crest
    • Marys Choice
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Marys Choice is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marys Choice
    • Middlesex
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Middlesex is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex
    • Poplar
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Poplar is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
    • Putty Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Putty Hill is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putty Hill
    • Rosedale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rossville and extending to:

  • Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Rossville to Annapolis, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 42 miles [67.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,855 miles [9,422.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,561 miles [10,558.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,438 miles [7,142.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Rossville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Rossville could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Rossville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Rossville 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 Rossville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3384, Longitude: -76.4797       In this case, the coordinates for Rossville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.531 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.099 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.306 degrees.