Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rocktown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rocktown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Rocktown
- 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 Rocktown:
- 40.405939, -74.861276
- 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 Rocktown
- 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 Hunterdon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hunterdon County
- Since Rocktown is near Mercer County and also Bucks County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Mercer County
- eBird sighting report for Bucks 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 Rocktown ...
We found two communities that share the name Rocktown.
Within New Jersey, the name Rocktown is unique.
Beyond New Jersey, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rocktown ...
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.
- Bear Tavern
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Tavern
- Bear Tavern is located in Mercer County
- Centerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Mercer County
- Cloverhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverhill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverhill
- Cloverhill is located in Hunterdon County
- Copper Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Hill
- Copper Hill is located in Hunterdon County
- Deer Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Harts Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harts Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts Corner
- Harts Corner is located in Mercer County
- Hood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Locktown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locktown
- Locktown is located in Hunterdon County
- Marshalls Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshalls Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Corner
- Marshalls Corner is located in Mercer County
- Mount Rose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Rose have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Rose
- Mount Rose is located in Mercer County
- Reeder
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Rock Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Continue List (7 more) ...
- Sand Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Brook
- Sand Brook is located in Hunterdon County
- Sandy Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Sandy Ridge is located in Hunterdon County
- Sergeantsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sergeantsville
- Sergeantsville is located in Hunterdon County
- Skillman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skillman
- Skillman is located in Somerset County
- Stoutsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoutsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoutsburg
- Stoutsburg is located in Mercer County
- Unionville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Unionville is located in Hunterdon County
- Zion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sand Brook
How Far From Rocktown 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 Rocktown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rocktown and extending to:
- Flemington, which is the Seat of Hunterdon County, lies just to the North.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Rocktown to Trenton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 155 miles [249.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,742 miles [9,240.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,449 miles [10,378.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,325 miles [6,960.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rocktown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Hunterdon County: www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/
The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rocktown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rocktown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4059, Longitude: -74.8613 In this case, the coordinates for Rocktown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Rocktown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.482 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.079 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.17 degrees. |