Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rocky Mount, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rocky Mount and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Rocky Mount
- 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 Mount:
- 35.944213, -77.794524
- 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 Mount
- 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 Edgecombe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Edgecombe County
- Since Rocky Mount is near Nash County and also Wilson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Nash County
- eBird sighting report for Wilson 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 Rocky Mount ...
We found nine communities that share the name Rocky Mount.
Within North Carolina, the name Rocky Mount is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Chilton County
- This Rocky Mount is located in Chilton County and lies 547 miles [880.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rocky Mount that is located in Edgecombe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chilton County community of Rocky Mount.
- Clay County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Rocky Mount [Clay County].
- Georgia
- Meriwether County
- This Rocky Mount is located in Meriwether County and lies 435 miles [700.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rocky Mount that is located in Edgecombe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meriwether County community of Rocky Mount.
- Louisiana
- Bossier Parish
- This Rocky Mount is located in Bossier Parish and lies 926 miles [1,490.3 km]<1> to the west of the Rocky Mount that is located in Edgecombe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bossier Parish community of Rocky Mount.
- Mississippi
- Kemper County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Rocky Mount [Kemper County].
- Missouri
- Miller County
- This Rocky Mount is located in Miller County and lies 833 miles [1,340.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rocky Mount that is located in Edgecombe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miller County community of Rocky Mount.
- Morgan County
- This Rocky Mount is located in Morgan County and lies 836 miles [1,345.4 km] to the west northwest of the Rocky Mount that is located in Edgecombe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Rocky Mount.
- South Carolina
- Chester County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Rocky Mount [Chester County].
- Virginia
- Franklin County
- This Rocky Mount is located in Franklin County and lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rocky Mount that is located in Edgecombe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Rocky Mount.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rocky Mount ...
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.
- Brake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Bullucks Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bullucks Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullucks Crossroads
- Bullucks Crossroads is located in Edgecombe County
- Forest Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oaks
- Forest Oaks is located in Nash County
- Fox Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - High Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Meadows
- High Meadows is located in Nash County
- Little Easonburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Easonburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Easonburg
- Little Easonburg is located in Nash County
- Meadow Brook
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook
- Meadow Brook is located in Edgecombe County
- Quail Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
- Quail Hollow is located in Nash County
- Woodgreen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
How Far From Rocky Mount 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 city such as Rocky Mount to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rocky Mount and extending to:
- Tarboro, which is the Seat of Edgecombe County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Rocky Mount to Tarboro, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 48 miles [77.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 208 miles [334.7 km] to the north (N). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,056 miles [9,746.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,750 miles [10,863.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,631 miles [7,452.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Rocky Mount: www.ci.rocky-mount.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 from Point A (ie- Rocky Mount) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rocky Mount. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9442, Longitude: -77.7945 |
| <2> | 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 Mount 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. |
| <3> | 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 Mount, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Mount 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 308.467 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.649 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.092 degrees. |