Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Redrock Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Redrock Crossing and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Redrock Crossing

• 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 Redrock Crossing:
  • 39.689815, -78.151673
  • 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 Redrock Crossing

• 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 Morgan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
  • Since Redrock Crossing is near Washington County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton 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 Redrock Crossing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Redrock Crossing ...

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.

• Bath
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bath is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
• Burnt Factory
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Burnt Factory is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Factory
• Dogtown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Dogtown is located in Fulton County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
• Jimtown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jimtown is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
• Park Head
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Park Head is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Head
• Plum Run
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Plum Run is located in Fulton County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Run
• Ridersville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Ridersville is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridersville
• Roundtop ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Roundtop is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundtop
• Shady Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Shady Grove is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Sir Johns Run
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sir Johns Run is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sir Johns Run
• Sleepy Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Sleepy Creek is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Creek
• Stanley
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Stanley is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
• Timber Ridge Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Timber Ridge Heights is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge Heights

How Far From Redrock Crossing to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Redrock Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Berkeley Springs, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 208 miles [334.7 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Redrock Crossing to Charleston, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 80 miles [128.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,910 miles [9,511.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,621 miles [10,655.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,497 miles [7,237.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'