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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 Rock Ford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rock Ford and the surrounding area.
- 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 Ford:
- 35.347904, -81.688986
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Rock Ford
- 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 Cleveland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cleveland County
- Since Rock Ford is near Rutherford County and also Burke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rutherford County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Burke 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Rock Ford
Communities Also Named Rock Ford ...
We found two communities that are also named Rock Ford.
Within North Carolina, the name Rock Ford is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Franklin County
- This Rock Ford is located in Franklin County and lies 566 miles [910.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rock Ford that is located in Cleveland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Rock Ford.
- Virginia
- Fauquier County
- This Rock Ford is located in Fauquier County and lies 310 miles [498.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Rock Ford that is located in Cleveland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fauquier County community of Rock Ford.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rock Ford ...
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.
- Boiling Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Delight
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Delight is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
- Double Shoals
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Double Shoals is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Shoals
- Dover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dover is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Five Points
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Five Points is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Good ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Good is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
- Green ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Green is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
- Henrietta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Henrietta is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Hopewell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Kingstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kingstown is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Lawndale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- New House
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- New House is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New House
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Polkville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Polkville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Poplar Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Springs is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Shanghai
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shanghai is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai
- Zion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Zion is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
How Far From Rock Ford 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 Ford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rock Ford and extending to:
- Shelby, which is the Seat of Cleveland County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Rock Ford to Shelby, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 173 miles [278.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 354 miles [569.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,251 miles [10,060 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,953 miles [11,189.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,831 miles [7,774.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Rock Ford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Ford to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rock Ford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3479, Longitude: -81.6890 In this case, the coordinates for Rock Ford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.713 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.134 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.801 degrees. |
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