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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 East Rockingham, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Rockingham and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 East Rockingham:
    • 34.918209, -79.762557
    • 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 East Rockingham
  • 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 East Rockingham ...

We found one communities that share the name East Rockingham.

Within North Carolina, the name East Rockingham is unique.

Beyond North Carolina.

While we haven't found any other communities named East Rockingham in either the United States or Canada, we know of another community located outside of the United States and Canada.

  • Communities Beyond North America ...
    • Australia
      • Distance: 11,519 miles [18,538 km]<1> to the west

Curious and Interesting Names Near East Rockingham ...

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.

  • Cairo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cairo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
    • Cairo is located in Anson County
  • Cognac
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cognac have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cognac
    • Cognac is located in Richmond County
  • Everetts Mill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everetts Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everetts Mill
    • Everetts Mill is located in Richmond County
  • Five Points
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Five Points is located in Richmond County
  • Fruitland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
    • Fruitland is located in Richmond County
  • Hamlet
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Honey Town
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honey Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Town
    • Honey Town is located in Richmond County
  • Knob Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knob Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Hill
    • Knob Hill is located in Richmond County
  • Little Mountain ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Mountain
    • Little Mountain is located in Marlboro County (SC)
  • Maplewood
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maplewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
    • Maplewood is located in Richmond County
  • Piney Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
    • Piney Grove is located in Richmond County

How Far From East Rockingham 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 East Rockingham to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in East Rockingham and extending to:

  • Rockingham, which is the Seat of Richmond County, lies just to the North.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from East Rockingham to Raleigh, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 313 miles [503.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,187 miles [9,957 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,881 miles [11,073.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,763 miles [7,665.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Rockingham. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Richmond County: www.co.richmond.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- East Rockingham) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in East Rockingham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9182, Longitude: -79.7626       In this case, the coordinates for East Rockingham have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 East Rockingham to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.603 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.799 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.179 degrees.









 

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