Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rock, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rock and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Rock
- 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 Rock:
- 27.832500, -82.342900
- 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 Rock
- 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 Hillsborough County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hillsborough County
- Since Rock is near Manatee County and also Pinellas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Manatee County
- eBird sighting report for Pinellas 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 Rock ...
We found 21 communities that share the name Rock.
There is one other community in Florida which is also named Rock.
Beyond Florida, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Florida ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Cowley County
- This Rock is located in Cowley County and lies 1,078 miles [1,734.9 km]<2> to the northwest of the Rock that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cowley County community of Rock.
- Republic 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 Kansas community of Rock [Republic County].
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Grant Parish
- This Rock is located in Grant Parish and lies 672 miles [1,081.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Rock that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant Parish community of Rock.
- Rapides Parish
- This Rock is located in Rapides Parish and lies 671 miles [1,079.9 km] to the west northwest of the Rock that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rapides Parish community of Rock.
- Sabine Parish
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Rock [Sabine Parish].
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near 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.
- Alpine
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Chancey Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chancey Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancey Farms
- Chancey Farms is located in Hillsborough County
- Covewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Creek View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creek View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek View
- Creek View is located in Hillsborough County
- Eagle Watch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Watch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Watch
- Eagle Watch is located in Hillsborough County
- Garden City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Garden City is located in Hillsborough County
- Jojo
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Kings Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Lake
- Kings Lake is located in Hillsborough County
- Lake Fantasia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Fantasia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Fantasia
- Lake Fantasia is located in Hillsborough County
- Leonard Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leonard Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard Woods
- Leonard Woods is located in Hillsborough County
- Lynnhaven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Magnolia Trails
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia Trails have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Trails
- Magnolia Trails is located in Hillsborough County
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- Mays Greenglades
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mays Greenglades have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Greenglades
- Mays Greenglades is located in Hillsborough County
- Minor
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Panther Trace
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panther Trace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Trace
- Panther Trace is located in Hillsborough County
- Peru ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Pine Trace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Trace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Trace
- Pine Trace is located in Hillsborough County
- River Walk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Walk have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Walk
- River Walk is located in Hillsborough County
- Riverview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Riverview is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverview <5>
- Shadow Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadow Run have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Run
- Shadow Run is located in Hillsborough County
- Starlite
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Still Waters Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Still Waters Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Waters Landing
- Still Waters Landing is located in Hillsborough County
- Summer Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summer Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Springs
- Summer Springs is located in Hillsborough County
- Summerview Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerview Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerview Oaks
- Summerview Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Sunbeam Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunbeam Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbeam Park
- Sunbeam Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Mays Greenglades
How Far From 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 Rock to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rock and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rock to Tampa, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 214 miles [344.4 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 822 miles [1,322.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,619 miles [10,652.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,286 miles [11,725.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,187 miles [8,347.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rock. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Hillsborough County: www.hillsboroughcounty.org/
The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/
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 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 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 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 from Point A (ie- Rock) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.8325, Longitude: -82.3429 In this case, the coordinates for Rock 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 Rock, 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 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 310.758 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.128 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.878 degrees. |