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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 Rowlandsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rowlandsville 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 Rowlandsville:
    • 39.661814, -76.147990
    • 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 Rowlandsville
  • 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 Cecil County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cecil County
    • Since Rowlandsville is near Harford County and also Lancaster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harford County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster 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 Rowlandsville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rowlandsville ...

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.

  • Clearview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Clearview is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
  • Five Points ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Five Points is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Frank
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Frank is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frank
  • Glen Cove ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Glen Cove is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
  • Honeysuckle Hollow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Honeysuckle Hollow is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeysuckle Hollow
  • Jacks Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jacks Corner is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Corner
  • Liberty Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Mount Pleasant ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Mount Pleasant View
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Mount Pleasant View is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant View
  • Orchard View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Orchard View is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View
  • Pleasant View
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Pleasant View is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
  • Richards Oak
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Richards Oak is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards Oak
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Rock
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Rock is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
    • Rock Run
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Rock Springs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Vinegar Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Vinegar Hill is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Hill
    • Whispering Pines
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Whispering Pines is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Rowlandsville and extending to:

  • Elkton, which is the Seat of Cecil County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Rowlandsville to Elkton, with an average speed<2> 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 50 miles [80.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 70 miles [112.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,828 miles [9,379.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,534 miles [10,515.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,410 miles [7,097.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rowlandsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Rowlandsville 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 Rowlandsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6618, Longitude: -76.1480       In this case, the coordinates for Rowlandsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.31 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.90 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.035 degrees.