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Communities Also Named Red Rock ...

We found 28 communities that share the name Red Rock.

Within British Columbia, the name Red Rock is unique.

Beyond British Columbia, we know of another 28 communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these 28 communities, four are located in Canada and 26 are in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Colbert County
      • This Red Rock is located in Colbert County and lies 2,129 miles [3,426.3 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colbert County community of Red Rock.
      • Walker County
      • This Red Rock is located in Walker County and lies 2,198 miles [3,537.3 km] to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Red Rock.
    • Arizona
      • Apache County
      • This Red Rock is located in Apache County and lies 1,346 miles [2,166.2 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Apache County community of Red Rock.
      • Mohave County
      • 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 Arizona community of Red Rock [Mohave County].
      • Pinal County
      • This Red Rock is located in Pinal County and lies 1,559 miles [2,509 km] to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pinal County community of Red Rock.
      • Yavapai County
      • This Red Rock is located in Yavapai County and lies 1,403 miles [2,257.9 km] to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yavapai County community of Red Rock.
    • Arkansas
      • Newton County
      • This Red Rock is located in Newton County and lies 1,872 miles [3,012.7 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Red Rock.
    • California
      • Lassen County
      • 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 California community of Red Rock [Lassen County].
    • Georgia
      • Cobb County
      • This Red Rock is located in Cobb County and lies 2,285 miles [3,677.4 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cobb County community of Red Rock.
      • Worth County
      • This Red Rock is located in Worth County and lies 2,440 miles [3,926.8 km] to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worth County community of Red Rock.
    • Iowa
      • Marion County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Marion County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Red Rock.
    • Kansas
      • Lincoln County
      • 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 Kansas community of Red Rock [Lincoln County].
    • Minnesota
      • Cook County
      • This Red Rock is located in Cook County and lies 1,475 miles [2,373.8 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Red Rock.
      • Cottonwood County
      • 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 Minnesota community of Red Rock [Cottonwood County].
    • Montana
      • Beaverhead County
      • This Red Rock is located in Beaverhead County and lies 748 miles [1,203.8 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaverhead County community of Red Rock.
    • Nevada
      • Washoe County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Washoe County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washoe County community of Red Rock.
    • New Brunswick
      • 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 New Brunswick community of Red Rock.
    • New Mexico
      • McKinley County
      • This Red Rock is located in McKinley County and lies 1,425 miles [2,293.3 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McKinley County community of Red Rock.
    • New York
      • Columbia County
      • This Red Rock is located in Columbia County and lies 2,346 miles [3,775.5 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Red Rock.
      • Onondaga County
      • This Red Rock is located in Onondaga County and lies 2,201 miles [3,542.2 km] to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onondaga County community of Red Rock.
    • Oklahoma
      • Noble County
      • This Red Rock is located in Noble County and lies 1,701 miles [2,737.5 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Noble County community of Red Rock.
    • Ontario
      • This Red Rock lies 1,732 miles [2,787.4 km]<1> to the east.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Luzerne County
      • This Red Rock is located in Luzerne County and lies 2,277 miles [3,664.5 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Red Rock.
      • McKean County
      • This Red Rock is located in McKean County and lies 2,156 miles [3,469.7 km] to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McKean County community of Red Rock.
    • Texas
      • Bastrop County
      • This Red Rock is located in Bastrop County and lies 2,065 miles [3,323.3 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bastrop County community of Red Rock.
      • Gregg County
      • 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 Texas community of Red Rock [Gregg County].
    • West Virginia
      • Upshur County
      • This Red Rock is located in Upshur County and lies 2,215 miles [3,564.7 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Upshur County community of Red Rock.
    • Wisconsin
      • Lafayette County
      • This Red Rock is located in Lafayette County and lies 1,663 miles [2,676.3 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafayette County community of Red Rock.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Red Rock ...

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.

  • Bonnet Hill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Bridge
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridge came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridge
  • Foreman
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foreman came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreman
  • Island Cache
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island Cache came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Cache
  • Mud River
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mud River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud River
  • Prince George
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Shady Valley
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Valley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Valley
  • Stoner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoner
  • Woodpecker
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodpecker came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodpecker

How Far From Red Rock 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 Red Rock to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 362 miles [582.6 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Red Rock to Victoria, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 21 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 15 days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,136 miles [3,437.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 84 days and walking would take 122 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,382 miles [10,270.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,139 miles [11,489.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,314 miles [8,552.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Red Rock. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Province of British Columbia: https://www.gov.bc.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Red Rock) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Red Rock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 53.6667, Longitude: -122.6500    
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Red Rock 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 . 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>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 Red Rock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<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 Red Rock 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 341.318 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.253 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.368 degrees.









 

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