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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 Rockwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rockwood and the surrounding area.
- 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 Rockwood:
- 37.491012, -107.802493
- 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 Rockwood
- 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 La Plata County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for La Plata County
- Since Rockwood is near San Juan County and also Dolores County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Juan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dolores 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 Rockwood
Communities Also Named Rockwood ...
We found 22 communities that are also named Rockwood.
Within Colorado, the name Rockwood is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of 22 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 22 communities, twenty are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Franklin County
- This Rockwood is located in Franklin County and lies 1,135 miles [1,826.6 km]<1> to the east of the Rockwood that is located in La Plata County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Rockwood.
- California
- Imperial County
- This Rockwood is located in Imperial County and lies 531 miles [854.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rockwood that is located in La Plata County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Imperial County community of Rockwood.
- Illinois
- Randolph County
- This Rockwood is located in Randolph County and lies 988 miles [1,590 km]<1> to the east of the Rockwood that is located in La Plata County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Rockwood.
- Kentucky
- Fayette County
- This Rockwood is located in Fayette County and lies 1,271 miles [2,045.5 km]<1> to the east of the Rockwood that is located in La Plata County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Rockwood.
- Maine
- Somerset County
- This Rockwood is located in Somerset County and lies 2,024 miles [3,257.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rockwood that is located in La Plata County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Rockwood.
- Manitoba
- This Rockwood lies 1,014 miles [1,631.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Rockwood that is located in La Plata County.
- Michigan
- Wayne County
- This Rockwood is located in Wayne County and lies 1,335 miles [2,148.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rockwood that is located in La Plata County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Rockwood.
- Minnesota
- Polk 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 Rockwood [Polk County].
- New Hampshire
- Cheshire County
- This Rockwood is located in Cheshire County and lies 1,900 miles [3,057.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rockwood that is located in La Plata County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cheshire County community of Rockwood.
- New Jersey
- Atlantic County
- This Rockwood is located in Atlantic County and lies 1,783 miles [2,869.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rockwood that is located in La Plata County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Atlantic County community of Rockwood.
- New York
- Fulton County
- This Rockwood is located in Fulton County and lies 1,783 miles [2,869.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rockwood that is located in La Plata County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Rockwood.
- North Carolina
- Alamance County
- This Rockwood is located in Alamance County and lies 1,568 miles [2,523.5 km]<1> to the east of the Rockwood that is located in La Plata County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alamance County community of Rockwood.
- Durham 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 North Carolina community of Rockwood [Durham County].
- Ohio
- Lawrence County
- This Rockwood is located in Lawrence County and lies 1,377 miles [2,216.1 km]<1> to the east of the Rockwood that is located in La Plata County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Rockwood.
- Ontario
- This Rockwood lies 1,503 miles [2,418.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rockwood that is located in La Plata County.
- Oregon
- Multnomah County
- This Rockwood is located in Multnomah County and lies 937 miles [1,508 km]<1> to the northwest of the Rockwood that is located in La Plata County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Multnomah County community of Rockwood.
- Pennsylvania
- Lebanon County
- This Rockwood is located in Lebanon County and lies 1,686 miles [2,713.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rockwood that is located in La Plata County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lebanon County community of Rockwood.
- Somerset County
- This Rockwood is located in Somerset County and lies 1,546 miles [2,488 km] to the east northeast of the Rockwood that is located in La Plata County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Rockwood.
- Venango 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 Pennsylvania community of Rockwood [Venango County].
- Tennessee
- Roane County
- This Rockwood is located in Roane County and lies 1,282 miles [2,063.2 km]<1> to the east of the Rockwood that is located in La Plata County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of Rockwood.
- Texas
- Coleman County
- This Rockwood is located in Coleman County and lies 632 miles [1,017.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Rockwood that is located in La Plata County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coleman County community of Rockwood.
- Wisconsin
- Manitowoc County
- This Rockwood is located in Manitowoc County and lies 1,142 miles [1,837.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rockwood that is located in La Plata County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Manitowoc County community of Rockwood.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rockwood ...
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.
- Carbon Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cascade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cascade is located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Columbus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Columbus is located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Florida
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Grandview
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Grandview is located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Logtown ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Logtown is located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logtown
- Mayday ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mayday is located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayday
- Roundup Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Roundup Junction is located in Montezuma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundup Junction
- Trimble
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Trimble is located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Tuckerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Tuckerville is located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckerville
How Far From Rockwood 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 Rockwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rockwood and extending to:
- Durango, which is the Seat of La Plata County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rockwood to Durango, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 217 miles [349.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,664 miles [2,677.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 65 days and walking would take 95 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,085 miles [11,402.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,849 miles [12,631.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,782 miles [9,305.2 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rockwood) 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 Rockwood 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 Rockwood 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 Rockwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4910, Longitude: -107.8025 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 328.413 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 327.029 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.703 degrees. |
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