Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Rock Hill Estates:
  • 38.500700, -77.520700
  • 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 Rock Hill Estates

• 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 Stafford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Stafford County
  • Since Rock Hill Estates is near Fauquier County and also Prince William County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fauquier County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince William 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 Rock Hill Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rock Hill Estates ...

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.

• Apple Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Apple Grove is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
• Ivyglen
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Ivyglen is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivyglen
• Kings Crest
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Kings Crest is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Crest
• Lake Arrowhead
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Lake Arrowhead is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arrowhead
• Red Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Red Hill is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
• Rolling Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Rolling Hills is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
• Rosedale
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Rosedale is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
• Roseville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Roseville is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
• Roseville Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Roseville Heights is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville Heights
• Ruby
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Ruby is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
• Skidmore Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Skidmore Corner is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skidmore Corner
• Skywoods
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Skywoods is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skywoods
• Walnut Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Walnut Ridge is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge

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

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

• Stafford, which is the Seat of Stafford County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Rock Hill Estates to Richmond, 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 37 miles [59.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,935 miles [9,551.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,639 miles [10,684.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,517 miles [7,269.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'