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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 River, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rocky River 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 Rocky River:
- 35.306253, -80.597845
- 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 Rocky River
- 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 Cabarrus County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cabarrus County
- Since Rocky River is near Mecklenburg County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mecklenburg County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union 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 Rocky River
Communities Also Named Rocky River ...
We found three communities that are also named Rocky River.
Within North Carolina, the name Rocky River is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Cuyahoga County
- This Rocky River is located in Cuyahoga County and lies 430 miles [692 km]<1> to the north of the Rocky River that is located in Cabarrus County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cuyahoga County community of Rocky River.
- South Carolina
- Abbeville County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Rocky River [Abbeville County].
- Tennessee
- Van Buren 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 Tennessee community of Rocky River [Van Buren County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rocky River ...
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.
- Allen
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Allen is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Cedar Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Brook is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Brook
- Clear Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Clear Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
- Embassy East
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Embassy East is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embassy East
- Flows Store
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Flows Store is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flows Store
- Georgeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Georgeville is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Harrisburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hickory Acres
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Acres is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Acres
- Holiday Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Holiday Park is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
- Hornets Nest ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hornets Nest is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornets Nest
- Pine Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pine Ridge is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Pioneer Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pioneer Mills is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Mills
- Roberta Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Roberta Mill is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberta Mill
- Whispering Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Whispering Oaks is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Oaks
How Far From Rocky River 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 River to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rocky River and extending to:
- Concord, which is the Seat of Cabarrus County, lies just to the North.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 114 miles [183.5 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Rocky River to Raleigh, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 316 miles [508.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,206 miles [9,987.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,904 miles [11,110.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,784 miles [7,699.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 River) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 River, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 River 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 River 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 Rocky River. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3063, Longitude: -80.5978 In this case, the coordinates for Rocky River have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.08 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.402 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.384 degrees. |
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