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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 Rollinswood South, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rollinswood South 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 Rollinswood South:
    • 38.428600, -77.442700
    • 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 Rollinswood South
  • 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 Rollinswood South is near Fredericksburg City and also Prince William County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fredericksburg City
    • 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 Rollinswood South

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rollinswood South ...

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.

  • Aqua Villa
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Aqua Villa is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqua Villa
  • Bells Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Bells Run is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Run
  • Bowers
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Bowers is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
  • Coal Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Coal Landing is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Landing
  • Cobblestone
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Cobblestone is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblestone
  • Elizabeth Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Elizabeth Park is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Park
  • Fritters Lane
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Fritters Lane is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritters Lane
  • Greenridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Greenridge is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenridge
  • Harris
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Harris is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
  • Heritage Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Heritage Oaks is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Oaks
  • Hunters Pond
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hunters Pond is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Pond
  • King James Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • King James Village is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King James Village
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Liberty Place
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Liberty Place is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Place
    • Meadowlark
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Meadowlark is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlark
    • Old Homestead
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Old Homestead is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Homestead
    • Park Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Park Ridge is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
    • Patriots Landing
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Patriots Landing is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patriots Landing
    • Peppermint Forest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Peppermint Forest is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppermint Forest
    • Quail Run
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Quail Run is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
    • Raintree
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Raintree is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree
    • Rolling Meadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Rolling Meadows is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
    • Settlers Landing
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Settlers Landing is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Landing
    • Shadow Woods
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Shadow Woods is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Woods
    • Sky Terrace
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Sky Terrace is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Terrace
    • Stone River
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Stone River is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone River
    • Summerwind
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Summerwind is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwind
    • Summerwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Summerwood is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwood
    • Twin Oaks
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Twin Oaks is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
    • Vintage Oaks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Vintage Oaks is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintage Oaks

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

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

  • Stafford, which is the Seat of Stafford County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Rollinswood South to Richmond, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three 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 39 miles [62.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 4,516 miles [7,267.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 from Point A (ie- Rollinswood South) 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 Rollinswood South 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 Rollinswood South. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4286, Longitude: -77.4427       In this case, the coordinates for Rollinswood South have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.156 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.67 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.062 degrees.