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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 Rocky Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rocky Hill 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 Rocky Hill:
    • 35.215947, -82.754293
    • 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 Rocky Hill
  • 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 Rocky Hill ...

We found eighteen communities that share the name Rocky Hill.

Within North Carolina, the name Rocky Hill is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Lawrence County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Rocky Hill [Lawrence County].
    • Arkansas
      • Van Buren County
      • This Rocky Hill is located in Van Buren County and lies 553 miles [890 km]<2> to the west of the Rocky Hill that is located in Transylvania County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Van Buren County community of Rocky Hill.
    • California
      • Calaveras County
      • This Rocky Hill is located in Calaveras County and lies 2,083 miles [3,352.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Rocky Hill that is located in Transylvania County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calaveras County community of Rocky Hill.
      • Tulare County
      • This Rocky Hill is located in Tulare County and lies 2,026 miles [3,260.5 km] to the west northwest of the Rocky Hill that is located in Transylvania County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tulare County community of Rocky Hill.
    • Connecticut
      • Hartford County
      • This Rocky Hill is located in Hartford County and lies 704 miles [1,133 km]<2> to the northeast of the Rocky Hill that is located in Transylvania County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hartford County community of Rocky Hill.
    • Georgia
      • Grady County
      • This Rocky Hill is located in Grady County and lies 322 miles [518.2 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Rocky Hill that is located in Transylvania County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grady County community of Rocky Hill.
    • Kansas
      • Lincoln County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Rocky Hill [Lincoln County].
    • Kentucky
      • Barren County
      • This Rocky Hill is located in Barren County and lies 220 miles [354.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Rocky Hill that is located in Transylvania County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barren County community of Rocky Hill.
      • Edmonson County
      • This Rocky Hill is located in Edmonson County and lies 227 miles [365.3 km] to the northwest of the Rocky Hill that is located in Transylvania County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edmonson County community of Rocky Hill.
    • Massachusetts
      • Worcester County
      • This Rocky Hill is located in Worcester County and lies 772 miles [1,242.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the Rocky Hill that is located in Transylvania County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Rocky Hill.
    • Mississippi
      • Oktibbeha County
      • This Rocky Hill is located in Oktibbeha County and lies 363 miles [584.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Rocky Hill that is located in Transylvania County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oktibbeha County community of Rocky Hill.
    • New Jersey
      • Somerset County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Rocky Hill [Somerset County].
    • New York
      • Orange County
      • This Rocky Hill is located in Orange County and lies 615 miles [989.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Rocky Hill that is located in Transylvania County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Rocky Hill.
    • Ohio
      • Jackson County
      • This Rocky Hill is located in Jackson County and lies 260 miles [418.4 km]<2> to the north of the Rocky Hill that is located in Transylvania County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Rocky Hill.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Chester County
      • This Rocky Hill is located in Chester County and lies 513 miles [825.6 km]<2> to the northeast of the Rocky Hill that is located in Transylvania County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Rocky Hill.
    • Tennessee
      • Knox County
      • This Rocky Hill is located in Knox County and lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the Rocky Hill that is located in Transylvania County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Rocky Hill.
    • Texas
      • Falls County
      • This Rocky Hill is located in Falls County and lies 860 miles [1,384 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Rocky Hill that is located in Transylvania County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Falls County community of Rocky Hill.
      • Gillespie County
      • This Rocky Hill is located in Gillespie County and lies 992 miles [1,596.5 km] to the west southwest of the Rocky Hill that is located in Transylvania County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gillespie County community of Rocky Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rocky Hill ...

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.

  • Cherryfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherryfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryfield
    • Cherryfield is located in Transylvania County
  • Ducktown
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ducktown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducktown
    • Ducktown is located in Transylvania County
  • Falls Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Creek
    • Falls Creek is located in Transylvania County
  • Glen Cannon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Cannon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cannon
    • Glen Cannon is located in Transylvania County
  • Knob Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knob Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
    • Knob Creek is located in Transylvania County
  • Knob Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knob Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Hill
    • Knob Hill is located in Transylvania County
  • Knob Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knob Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Ridge
    • Knob Ridge is located in Transylvania County
  • Mountain View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
    • Mountain View is located in Transylvania County
  • Seven Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
    • Seven Springs is located in Transylvania County
  • Slick Rock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slick Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Rock
    • Slick Rock is located in Transylvania County
  • Stoney Brook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoney Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Brook
    • Stoney Brook is located in Transylvania County
  • Sweetwater Farms
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetwater Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater Farms
    • Sweetwater Farms is located in Transylvania County

How Far From Rocky Hill 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 Rocky Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Brevard, which is the Seat of Transylvania County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 234 miles [376.6 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Rocky Hill to Raleigh, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 404 miles [650.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,302 miles [10,142.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,006 miles [11,275.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,884 miles [7,860 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Transylvania County: www.transylvaniacounty.org/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.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 Rocky Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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- Rocky Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rocky Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2159, Longitude: -82.7543       In this case, the coordinates for Rocky Hill 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 Rocky Hill 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 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 Rocky Hill 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 311.336 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.83 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.263 degrees.




 

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