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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 Rolling Fields, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rolling Fields and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Fields:
    • 39.172049, -78.138334
    • 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 Fields
  • 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 Frederick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
    • Since Rolling Fields is near Winchester City and also Clarke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Winchester City
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke 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 Fields

Communities Also Named Rolling Fields ...

We found two communities that are also named Rolling Fields.

Within Virginia, the name Rolling Fields is unique.

Beyond Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Jefferson County
      • This Rolling Fields is located in Jefferson County and lies 410 miles [659.8 km]<1> to the west of the Rolling Fields that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Rolling Fields.
    • Tennessee
      • Maury County
      • This Rolling Fields is located in Maury County and lies 547 miles [880.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rolling Fields that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maury County community of Rolling Fields.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rolling Fields ...

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.

  • Bufflick Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Bufflick Heights is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufflick Heights
  • Burnt Factory
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Burnt Factory is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Factory
  • College Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • College Park is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
  • Green Acres
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Green Acres is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Heritage Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Heritage Hills is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
  • Hill Crest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Hill Crest is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Crest
  • Jordan Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jordan Springs is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Springs
  • Rock Hall
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Rock Hall is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hall
  • Spring Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Spring Valley is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Stonewall Orchard
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Stonewall Orchard is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall Orchard
  • Sunnyside
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Sunnyside is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
  • Woodchuck Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Woodchuck Heights is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodchuck Heights

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rolling Fields and extending to:

  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 118 miles [189.9 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Rolling Fields to Richmond, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 62 miles [99.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,932 miles [9,546.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,641 miles [10,687.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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>'

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 from Point A (ie- Rolling Fields) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Rolling Fields 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 Rolling Fields. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1720, Longitude: -78.1383       In this case, the coordinates for Rolling Fields have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.527 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.205 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.077 degrees.