Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rockhouse, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rockhouse and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Rockhouse
- 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 Rockhouse:
- 36.282017, -93.672969
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Rockhouse
- 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Since Rockhouse is near Carroll County and also Conway County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- eBird sighting report for Conway 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Rockhouse ...
We found seven communities that share the name Rockhouse.
Within Arkansas, the name Rockhouse is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Letcher County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Rockhouse [Letcher County].
- Morgan County
- This Rockhouse is located in Morgan County and lies 589 miles [947.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Rockhouse that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Rockhouse.
- Pike County
- This Rockhouse is located in Pike County and lies 624 miles [1,004.2 km] to the east of the Rockhouse that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Rockhouse.
- Ohio
- Texas
- Austin County
- This Rockhouse is located in Austin County and lies 467 miles [751.6 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Rockhouse that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Austin County community of Rockhouse.
- Fayette County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Rockhouse [Fayette County].
- Virginia
- Kentucky
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rockhouse ...
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.
- Cave Spring ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cave Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Cave Spring is located in Carroll County
- Chaplin ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Dean
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Eureka Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Springs
- Eureka Springs is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,084 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka Springs <5>
- Forum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Freeman ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Grandview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Junction ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Lone Star
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Marble
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
- Marble is located in Madison County
- Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Rocky Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
- Rocky Ford is located in Madison County
- Wolf Pen ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Rockhouse 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 Rockhouse to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rockhouse and extending to:
- Huntsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rockhouse to Huntsville, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 132 miles [212.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 926 miles [1,490.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,685 miles [10,758.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,421 miles [11,942.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,302 miles [8,532.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rockhouse. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Rockhouse 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rockhouse) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rockhouse. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2820, Longitude: -93.6730 In this case, the coordinates for Rockhouse have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Rockhouse, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Rockhouse to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.224 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.93 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.74 degrees. |