Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Rolling Roads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rolling Roads and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Rolling Roads

• 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 Rolling Roads:
  • 36.035413, -79.830032
  • 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 Rolling Roads

• 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 Guilford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Guilford County
  • Since Rolling Roads is near Randolph County and also Forsyth County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Forsyth 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 Rolling Roads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rolling Roads ...

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.

• Fisher Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fisher Park is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Park
• Green Tree
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Green Tree is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
• Greenfield
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Greenfield is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
• Greenhaven
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Greenhaven is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaven
• Hilltop
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Hilltop is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
• Hunter Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Hunter Hills is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hills
• Lake Daniel
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Lake Daniel is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Daniel
• Oak Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Oak Grove is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Pennydale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Pennydale is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennydale
• Random Woods
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Random Woods is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Woods
• Rocky Knoll
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Rocky Knoll is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Knoll
• Spring Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Spring Valley is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
• Sunset Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Sunset Hills is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
• Terra Cotta
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Terra Cotta is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Cotta

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

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

• Greensboro, which is the Seat of Guilford County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Rolling Roads to Raleigh, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 249 miles [400.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,140 miles [9,881.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,840 miles [11,007.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,719 miles [7,594.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'