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We found 28 communities that share the name Rockport.
There is one other community in New Jersey which is also named Rockport.
Beyond New Jersey, we know of another 27 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 27 communities, 26 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
Communities Located In New Jersey ...
Warren County
This Rockport is located in Warren County and lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Rockport that is located in Sussex County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Rockport.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Arkansas
Hot Spring County
This Rockport is located in Hot Spring County and lies 1,098 miles [1,767.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rockport that is located in Sussex County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hot Spring County community of Rockport.
California
Mendocino County
This Rockport is located in Mendocino County and lies 2,550 miles [4,103.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rockport that is located in Sussex County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mendocino County community of Rockport.
Colorado
Weld County
This Rockport is located in Weld County and lies 1,563 miles [2,515.4 km]<1> to the west of the Rockport that is located in Sussex County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weld County community of Rockport.
Florida
Hillsborough 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 Florida community of Rockport [Hillsborough County].
Illinois
Pike County
This Rockport is located in Pike County and lies 869 miles [1,398.5 km]<1> to the west of the Rockport that is located in Sussex County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Rockport.
Indiana
Parke County
This Rockport is located in Parke County and lies 671 miles [1,079.9 km]<1> to the west of the Rockport that is located in Sussex County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Parke County community of Rockport.
Spencer County
This Rockport is located in Spencer County and lies 702 miles [1,129.8 km] to the west southwest of the Rockport that is located in Sussex County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spencer County community of Rockport.
Kansas
Rooks 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 Kansas community of Rockport [Rooks County].
Kentucky
Ohio County
This Rockport is located in Ohio County and lies 715 miles [1,150.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rockport that is located in Sussex County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ohio County community of Rockport.
Maine
Knox County
This Rockport is located in Knox County and lies 343 miles [552 km]<1> to the northeast of the Rockport that is located in Sussex County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Rockport.
Massachusetts
Essex County
This Rockport is located in Essex County and lies 224 miles [360.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rockport that is located in Sussex County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Rockport.
Michigan
Alpena County
This Rockport is located in Alpena County and lies 516 miles [830.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Rockport that is located in Sussex County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alpena County community of Rockport.
Mississippi
Attala 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 Rockport [Attala County].
Copiah County
This Rockport is located in Copiah County and lies 1,081 miles [1,739.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rockport that is located in Sussex County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Copiah County community of Rockport.
New Brunswick
This Rockport lies 590 miles [949.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Rockport that is located in Sussex County.
Ohio
Allen County
This Rockport is located in Allen County and lies 489 miles [787 km]<1> to the west of the Rockport that is located in Sussex County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Rockport.
Cuyahoga County
This Rockport is located in Cuyahoga County and lies 375 miles [603.5 km] to the west of the Rockport that is located in Sussex County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cuyahoga County community of Rockport.
Monroe 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 Ohio community of Rockport [Monroe County].
Ontario
This Rockport lies 221 miles [355.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Rockport that is located in Sussex County.
Pennsylvania
Carbon County
This Rockport is located in Carbon County and lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rockport that is located in Sussex County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carbon County community of Rockport.
South Dakota
Hanson 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 Dakota community of Rockport [Hanson County].
Tennessee
Benton County
This Rockport is located in Benton County and lies 811 miles [1,305.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rockport that is located in Sussex County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Rockport.
Texas
Aransas County
This Rockport is located in Aransas County and lies 1,562 miles [2,513.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rockport that is located in Sussex County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aransas County community of Rockport.
Utah
Summit 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 Utah community of Rockport [Summit County].
Washington
Skagit County
This Rockport is located in Skagit County and lies 2,313 miles [3,722.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rockport that is located in Sussex County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Skagit County community of Rockport.
West Virginia
Wetzel County
This Rockport is located in Wetzel County and lies 332 miles [534.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rockport that is located in Sussex County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wetzel County community of Rockport.
Wood County
This Rockport is located in Wood County and lies 397 miles [638.9 km] to the west southwest of the Rockport that is located in Sussex County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Rockport.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rockport ...
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.
Beemerville (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beemerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Rockport to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rockport and extending to:
Newton, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rockport to Newton, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 75 miles [120.7 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 210 miles [338 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,694 miles [9,163.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,404 miles [10,306.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,280 miles [6,888 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Rockport) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rockport. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3093, Longitude: -74.5982 In this case, the coordinates for Rockport have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Rockport 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 Rockport, 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>
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.
<7>
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 Rockport to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.233 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.942 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.657 degrees.