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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 Rover, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rover 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 Rover:
- 39.301494, -76.998034
- 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 Rover
- 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 Howard County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Howard County
- Since Rover is near Carroll County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Rover
Communities Also Named Rover ...
We found eight communities that are also named Rover.
Within Maryland, the name Rover is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Tallapoosa County
- This Rover is located in Tallapoosa County and lies 670 miles [1,078.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Rover that is located in Howard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tallapoosa County community of Rover.
- Arkansas
- Yell County
- This Rover is located in Yell County and lies 950 miles [1,528.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rover that is located in Howard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yell County community of Rover.
- Georgia
- Spalding County
- This Rover is located in Spalding County and lies 586 miles [943.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Rover that is located in Howard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spalding County community of Rover.
- Idaho
- Benewah County
- This Rover is located in Benewah County and lies 2,039 miles [3,281.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rover that is located in Howard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benewah County community of Rover.
- Missouri
- Oregon County
- This Rover is located in Oregon County and lies 814 miles [1,310 km]<1> to the west of the Rover that is located in Howard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oregon County community of Rover.
- North Carolina
- Beaufort County
- This Rover is located in Beaufort County and lies 268 miles [431.3 km]<1> to the south of the Rover that is located in Howard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Rover.
- Tennessee
- Bedford County
- This Rover is located in Bedford County and lies 582 miles [936.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rover that is located in Howard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Rover.
- West Virginia
- Wirt County
- This Rover is located in Wirt County and lies 237 miles [381.4 km]<1> to the west of the Rover that is located in Howard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wirt County community of Rover.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rover ...
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.
- Alpha
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Alpha is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Cooksville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Countryside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Countryside is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Daisy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Daisy is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Daisy Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Daisy Meadows is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy Meadows
- Dill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dill
- Eagles Loft
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Eagles Loft is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Loft
- Gary
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gary is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
- Green Henge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Green Henge is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Henge
- Green Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Green Meadows is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Heritage Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Heritage Farms is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Farms
- Hoods Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hoods Mill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoods Mill
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Indian Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hill
- Ivory
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ivory is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory
- Justifiable
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Justifiable is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justifiable
- Millys Delight
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Millys Delight is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millys Delight
- Sandy Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sandy Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill
- Shepherds Glen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shepherds Glen is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherds Glen
- Slacks Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Slacks Corner is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slacks Corner
- Sycamore Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sycamore Springs is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Springs
How Far From Rover 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 Rover to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Rover once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Rover and extending to:
- Ellicott City, which is the Seat of Howard County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Rover to Ellicott City, with an average speed<4> 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 35 miles [56.3 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 27 miles [43.5 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,879 miles [9,461.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,585 miles [10,597.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,462 miles [7,180.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rover) 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> | 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 Rover, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Rover 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 Rover. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3015, Longitude: -76.9980 In this case, the coordinates for Rover have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.84 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.445 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.541 degrees. |
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