Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in West Rock Station, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Rock Station and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for West Rock Station

• 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 West Rock Station:
  • 39.642053, -76.150230
  • 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 West Rock Station

• 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 West Rock Station 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 West Rock Station

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Rock Station ...

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.

• Frank
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Frank is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frank
• Glen Cove ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Glen Cove is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
• Honeysuckle Hollow
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Honeysuckle Hollow is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeysuckle Hollow
• Jacks Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Jacks Corner is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Corner
• Liberty Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Liberty Grove is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
• Misty Meadows
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Misty Meadows is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Meadows
• Mount Pleasant View
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Pleasant View is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant View
• Pleasant View
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant View is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
• Port Deposit
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Port Deposit is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Deposit
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Deposit <1>
• Rock
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Rock is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
• Rock Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Rock Run is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
• Vinegar Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Vinegar Hill is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Hill
• Woodlawn
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Woodlawn is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

How Far From West Rock Station 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 West Rock Station to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Elkton, which is the Seat of Cecil County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from West Rock Station to Elkton, 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 49 miles [78.9 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 about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 69 miles [111 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,829 miles [9,380.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,535 miles [10,517.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,411 miles [7,098.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'