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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Rockwood
- 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:
- 45.677821, -69.740891
- 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 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 Somerset County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Somerset County
- Since Rockwood is near Piscataquis County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Piscataquis 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 Rockwood ...
We found 22 communities that share the name Rockwood.
Within Maine, the name Rockwood is unique.
Beyond Maine, we know of another 22 communities that are located throughout 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
- California
- Colorado
- Illinois
- Kentucky
- Manitoba
- This Rockwood lies 1,302 miles [2,095.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rockwood that is located in Somerset County.
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Carolina
- Alamance County
- This Rockwood is located in Alamance County and lies 833 miles [1,340.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Rockwood that is located in Somerset 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
- Ontario
- This Rockwood lies 530 miles [853 km]<1> to the west of the Rockwood that is located in Somerset County.
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Lebanon County
- This Rockwood is located in Lebanon County and lies 498 miles [801.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Rockwood that is located in Somerset 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 620 miles [997.8 km] to the southwest of the Rockwood that is located in Somerset 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
- Texas
- Wisconsin
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.
- Beaver Cove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Cove
- Beaver Cove is located in Piscataquis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Blair
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west) - Elliottsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elliottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsville
- Elliottsville is located in Piscataquis County
- Greenville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Piscataquis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,628 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <4>
- Greenville Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville Junction
- Greenville Junction is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville Junction <4>
- Jackman Mill ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackman Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackman Mill
- Jackman Mill is located in Somerset County
- Long Pond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Pond
- Long Pond is located in Somerset County
- Lower Shirley Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Shirley Corner
- Lower Shirley Corner is located in Piscataquis County
- Moose Brook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moose Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Brook
- Moose Brook is located in Piscataquis County
- Moosehead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
How Far From Rockwood to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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:
- Skowhegan, which is the Seat of Somerset County, lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Rockwood to Skowhegan, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 94 miles [151.3 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 597 miles [960.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,323 miles [8,566.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,042 miles [9,723.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,917 miles [6,303.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rockwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Rockwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rockwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.6778, Longitude: -69.7409 In this case, the coordinates for Rockwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.596 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.60 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.135 degrees. |