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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 Rocky Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rocky Valley 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 Rocky Valley:
- 40.501767, -75.367124
- 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 Rocky Valley
- 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 Bucks County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bucks County
- Since Rocky Valley is near Lehigh County and also Northampton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lehigh County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Northampton 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 Rocky Valley
Communities Also Named Rocky Valley ...
We found one communities that are also named Rocky Valley.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Rocky Valley is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Rocky Valley in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Jefferson County
- This Rocky Valley is located in Jefferson County and lies 538 miles [865.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rocky Valley that is located in Bucks County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Rocky Valley.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rocky Valley ...
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.
- Brick Tavern
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brick Tavern is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Tavern
- California
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- California is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
- Hilltop
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hilltop is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Limeport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Limeport is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeport
- Locust Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Locust Valley is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Valley
- Passer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Passer is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passer
- Quakertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rosedale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rosedale is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Specktown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Specktown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Specktown
- Spring Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Zionhill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Zionhill is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zionhill
How Far From Rocky Valley 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 Rocky Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rocky Valley and extending to:
- Doylestown, which is the Seat of Bucks County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Rocky Valley to Doylestown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over 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.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 81 miles [130.4 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 141 miles [226.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,760 miles [9,269.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,468 miles [10,409.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,344 miles [6,991 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rocky Valley) 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 Rocky Valley 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 Rocky Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5018, Longitude: -75.3671 In this case, the coordinates for Rocky Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.774 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.425 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.348 degrees. |
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