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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 Rollingwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rollingwood 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 Rollingwood:
    • 36.924167, -76.521667
    • 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 Rollingwood
  • 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 Isle of Wight County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Isle of Wight County
    • Since Rollingwood is near Suffolk City and also Newport News City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Suffolk City
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Newport News City
  • 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 Rollingwood

Communities Also Named Rollingwood ...

We found fifteen communities that are also named Rollingwood.

There are two communities within Virginia that are also named Rollingwood.

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

  • Communities Located In Virginia ...
    • Fairfax County
      • This Rollingwood is located in Fairfax County and lies 130 miles [209.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Rollingwood that is located in Isle of Wight County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Rollingwood.
    • Portsmouth City
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Rollingwood [Portsmouth City].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Rollingwood is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 672 miles [1,081.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rollingwood that is located in Isle of Wight County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Rollingwood.
    • California
      • Contra Costa County
      • This Rollingwood is located in Contra Costa County and lies 2,486 miles [4,000.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rollingwood that is located in Isle of Wight County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Contra Costa County community of Rollingwood.
    • Georgia
      • Clarke County
      • This Rollingwood is located in Clarke County and lies 436 miles [701.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rollingwood that is located in Isle of Wight County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Rollingwood.
      • Floyd County
      • This Rollingwood is located in Floyd County and lies 522 miles [840.1 km] to the west southwest of the Rollingwood that is located in Isle of Wight County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Rollingwood.
    • Maryland
      • Montgomery County
      • This Rollingwood is located in Montgomery County and lies 145 miles [233.4 km]<1> to the north of the Rollingwood that is located in Isle of Wight County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Rollingwood.
    • North Carolina
      • Cleveland County
      • This Rollingwood is located in Cleveland County and lies 299 miles [481.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rollingwood that is located in Isle of Wight County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleveland County community of Rollingwood.
      • Cumberland County
      • This Rollingwood is located in Cumberland County and lies 182 miles [292.9 km] to the southwest of the Rollingwood that is located in Isle of Wight County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Rollingwood.
      • Johnston County
      • This Rollingwood is located in Johnston County and lies 138 miles [222.1 km] to the southwest of the Rollingwood that is located in Isle of Wight County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnston County community of Rollingwood.
      • Pitt County
      • This Rollingwood is located in Pitt County and lies 105 miles [169 km] to the south southwest of the Rollingwood that is located in Isle of Wight County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Rollingwood.
      • Wake County
      • This Rollingwood is located in Wake County and lies 139 miles [223.7 km] to the west southwest of the Rollingwood that is located in Isle of Wight County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Rollingwood.
    • South Carolina
      • Lexington County
      • This Rollingwood is located in Lexington County and lies 334 miles [537.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Rollingwood that is located in Isle of Wight County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lexington County community of Rollingwood.
    • Tennessee
      • Hamilton County
      • This Rollingwood is located in Hamilton County and lies 502 miles [807.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rollingwood that is located in Isle of Wight County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Rollingwood.
    • Texas
      • Travis County
      • This Rollingwood is located in Travis County and lies 1,302 miles [2,095.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rollingwood that is located in Isle of Wight County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Travis County community of Rollingwood.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rollingwood ...

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.

  • Cedar Crest Hall
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Crest Hall is located in Suffolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest Hall
  • Cedar Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Point is located in Suffolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
  • Chuckatuck
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Chuckatuck is located in Suffolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckatuck
  • Eclipse
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Eclipse is located in Suffolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eclipse
  • Gloversville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Gloversville is located in Suffolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloversville
  • Horseshoe Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Horseshoe Point is located in Suffolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Point
  • Lone Star Lakes
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lone Star Lakes is located in Suffolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star Lakes
  • Longview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Longview is located in Isle of Wight County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
  • Muddy Cross
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Muddy Cross is located in Isle of Wight County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Cross
  • Rescue
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Rescue is located in Isle of Wight County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescue
  • Sandy Bottom
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Sandy Bottom is located in Suffolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
  • Sleepy Lake
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Sleepy Lake is located in Suffolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Lake

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

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

  • Isle of Wight, which is the Seat of Isle of Wight County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Rollingwood to Isle of Wight, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 65 miles [104.6 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 139 miles [223.7 km] to the north (N). 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 5,959 miles [9,590.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,654 miles [10,708.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,535 miles [7,298.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rollingwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Rollingwood could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<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 Rollingwood 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 Rollingwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9242, Longitude: -76.5217       In this case, the coordinates for Rollingwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.704 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.925 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.249 degrees.