Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Rockford Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rockford Ferry and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Rockford Ferry

• 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 Ferry:
  • 36.260137, -80.647563
  • 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 Rockford Ferry

• 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 Surry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Surry County
  • Since Rockford Ferry is near Yadkin County and also Forsyth County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Yadkin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Forsyth 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 Rockford Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rockford Ferry ...

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.

• Five Forks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Five Forks is located in Yadkin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Friendship
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Friendship is located in Yadkin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
• Halls Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Halls Ferry is located in Surry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Ferry
• Holly Spring
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Holly Spring is located in Yadkin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Spring
• Level Cross
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Level Cross is located in Surry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Cross
• Lime Rock ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Lime Rock is located in Surry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Rock
• Mount Pleasant
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Yadkin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Poindexter
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Poindexter is located in Yadkin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter
• Stony Knoll
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Stony Knoll is located in Surry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Knoll
• Union Cross
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Union Cross is located in Yadkin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cross
• Union Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Union Grove is located in Yadkin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove

How Far From Rockford Ferry 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 Rockford Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Rockford Ferry and extending to:

• Dobson, which is the Seat of Surry County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rockford Ferry to Dobson, with an average speed<2> 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 116 miles [186.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 268 miles [431.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,166 miles [9,923.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,868 miles [11,053 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,746 miles [7,637.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'