Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 West Rockingham:
  • 34.943209, -79.787001
  • 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 West Rockingham

• 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 Richmond County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond County
  • Since West Rockingham is near Anson County and also Marlboro County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Anson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marlboro 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 West Rockingham

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Rockingham ...

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.

• Cairo
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Cairo is located in Anson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
• Cognac
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Cognac is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cognac
• Everetts Mill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Everetts Mill is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everetts Mill
• Five Points
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Five Points is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Fruitland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Fruitland is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
• Hamlet
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hamlet is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamlet <1>
• Honey Town
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Honey Town is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Town
• Knob Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Knob Hill is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Hill
• Little Mountain ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Little Mountain is located in Marlboro County (SC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Mountain
• Lookout ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Lookout is located in Anson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
• Maplewood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Maplewood is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
• Piney Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Piney Grove is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove

How Far From West Rockingham 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 West Rockingham to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in West Rockingham and extending to:

• Rockingham, which is the Seat of Richmond County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from West Rockingham to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 312 miles [502.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,187 miles [9,957 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,881 miles [11,073.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,763 miles [7,665.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'