Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rockford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rockford and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Rockford
- 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 Rockford:
- 38.564458, -94.238001
- 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 Rockford
- 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 Cass County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cass County
- Since Rockford is near Johnson County and also Bates County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Johnson County
- eBird sighting report for Bates 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 Rockford ...
We found 26 communities that share the name Rockford.
There are two communities within Missouri that are also named Rockford.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another 24 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 24 communities, 24 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Missouri ...
- Carroll County
- Chariton County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- California
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Jackson County
- This Rockford is located in Jackson County and lies 450 miles [724.2 km]<2> to the east of the Rockford that is located in Cass County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Rockford.
- Wells County
- This Rockford is located in Wells County and lies 497 miles [799.8 km] to the east northeast of the Rockford that is located in Cass County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wells County community of Rockford.
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Montana
- Nebraska
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Mercer County
- This Rockford is located in Mercer County and lies 530 miles [853 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Rockford that is located in Cass County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Rockford.
- Tuscarawas County
- This Rockford is located in Tuscarawas County and lies 700 miles [1,126.5 km] to the east northeast of the Rockford that is located in Cass County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscarawas County community of Rockford.
- Ontario
- This Rockford lies 800 miles [1,287.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Rockford that is located in Cass County.
- Oregon
- Saskatchewan
- This Rockford lies 1,022 miles [1,644.7 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Rockford that is located in Cass County.
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Washington
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rockford ...
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.
- Aaron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Archie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archie
- Archie is located in Cass County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,207 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Archie <5>
- Crescent Hill ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Hill
- Crescent Hill is located in Bates County
- Everett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Garden City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- 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 Cass County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,638 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden City <5>
- Gunn City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Lone Tree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Prettyman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Quick City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quick City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick City
- Quick City is located in Johnson County
- Rose Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Rural Home ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rural Home have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Home
- Rural Home is located in Cass County
How Far From Rockford 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 Rockford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Rockford once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Rockford and extending to:
- Harrisonville, which is the Seat of Cass County, lies just to the Northwest.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 925 miles [1,488.6 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Rockford to White House, with an average speed<6>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 53 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,587 miles [10,600.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,331 miles [11,798.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,218 miles [8,397.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Cass County: www.casscounty.com/
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Rockford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rockford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rockford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5645, Longitude: -94.2380 In this case, the coordinates for Rockford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Rockford 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. |
| <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 Rockford 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 318.766 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.855 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.596 degrees. |