Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rockaway Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rockaway Beach and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Rockaway Beach
- 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 Rockaway Beach:
- 36.702015, -93.162288
- 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 Rockaway Beach
- 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 Taney County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Taney County
- Since Rockaway Beach is near Christian County and also Stone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Christian County
- eBird sighting report for Stone 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 Rockaway Beach ...
We found eight communities that share the name Rockaway Beach.
Within Missouri, the name Rockaway Beach is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- San Mateo County
- This Rockaway Beach is located in San Mateo County and lies 1,608 miles [2,587.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rockaway Beach that is located in Taney County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Mateo County community of Rockaway Beach.
- Idaho
- Kootenai County
- This Rockaway Beach is located in Kootenai County and lies 1,417 miles [2,280.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Rockaway Beach that is located in Taney County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kootenai County community of Rockaway Beach.
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Rockaway Beach is located in Baltimore County and lies 928 miles [1,493.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rockaway Beach that is located in Taney County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Rockaway Beach.
- New York
- Queens 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 New York community of Rockaway Beach [Queens County].
- Oregon
- Tillamook County
- This Rockaway Beach is located in Tillamook County and lies 1,701 miles [2,737.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rockaway Beach that is located in Taney County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tillamook County community of Rockaway Beach.
- Washington
- Island County
- This Rockaway Beach is located in Island County and lies 1,679 miles [2,702.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Rockaway Beach that is located in Taney County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Island County community of Rockaway Beach.
- Wisconsin
- Calumet County
- This Rockaway Beach is located in Calumet County and lies 570 miles [917.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Rockaway Beach that is located in Taney County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calumet County community of Rockaway Beach.
- Winnebago County
- This Rockaway Beach is located in Winnebago County and lies 562 miles [904.5 km] to the north northeast of the Rockaway Beach that is located in Taney County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winnebago County community of Rockaway Beach.
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rockaway Beach ...
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.
- Bull Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bull Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Creek
- Bull Creek is located in Taney County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
- Dickens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Edgewater Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewater Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Beach
- Edgewater Beach is located in Taney County
- Kirbyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirbyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbyville
- Kirbyville is located in Taney County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirbyville <4>
- Kissee Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kissee Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kissee Mills
- Kissee Mills is located in Taney County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kissee Mills <4>
- Long Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
- Long Beach is located in Taney County
- Mildred
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Powersite
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Walnut Shade
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Shade have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
- Walnut Shade is located in Taney County
How Far From Rockaway Beach 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 city such as Rockaway Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rockaway Beach and extending to:
- Forsyth, which is the Seat of Taney County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 891 miles [1,433.9 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Rockaway Beach to White House, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 51 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,644 miles [10,692.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,381 miles [11,878.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,261 miles [8,466.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rockaway Beach. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Taney County: www.co.taney.mo.us/
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Rockaway Beach) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rockaway Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7020, Longitude: -93.1623 In this case, the coordinates for Rockaway Beach 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 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 Rockaway Beach 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 Rockaway Beach 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 317.918 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.629 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.429 degrees. |