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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 Roland Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Roland Park 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 Roland Park:
- 43.732299, -71.199513
- 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 Roland Park
- 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 Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- Since Roland Park is near York County and also Belknap County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for York County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Belknap 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 Roland Park
Communities Also Named Roland Park ...
We found three communities that are also named Roland Park.
Within New Hampshire, the name Roland Park is unique.
Beyond New Hampshire, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Baltimore City
- This Roland Park is located in Baltimore City and lies 412 miles [663 km]<1> to the southwest of the Roland Park that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore City community of Roland Park.
- North Carolina
- Union County
- This Roland Park is located in Union County and lies 782 miles [1,258.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Roland Park that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Roland Park.
- Virginia
- Norfolk City
- This Roland Park is located in Norfolk City and lies 541 miles [870.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Roland Park that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk City community of Roland Park.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Roland Park ...
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.
- Center Ossipee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chickville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Chickville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickville
- Federal Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Federal Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Corner
- Granite
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Granite is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
- Long Sands
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Long Sands is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Sands
- Melvin Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pine River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pine River is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River
- Pollys Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pollys Crossing is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollys Crossing
- Union Wharf
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Union Wharf is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Wharf
- Water Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Water Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Village
How Far From Roland Park to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Roland Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Roland Park and extending to:
- Ossipee, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Roland Park to Concord, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 450 miles [724.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,457 miles [8,782.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,170 miles [9,929.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,045 miles [6,509.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Roland Park) 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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Roland Park 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 Roland Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7323, Longitude: -71.1995 In this case, the coordinates for Roland Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.847 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.659 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.92 degrees. |
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