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Communities Also Named Red Rocks ...

We found one communities that share the name Red Rocks.

Within Newfoundland and Labrador, the name Red Rocks is unique.

Beyond Newfoundland and Labrador, there is another community also named Red Rocks in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kansas
      • Barton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Red Rocks [Barton County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Red Rocks ...

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.

  • Burnt Islands
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnt Islands came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Islands
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnt Islands <3>
  • Dennis Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dennis Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis Hill
  • Fox Roost
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Roost came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Roost
  • Grand River Gut ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand River Gut came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River Gut
  • Long Grade
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Grade came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Grade
  • Low Brook
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Low Brook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Brook
  • Mouse Island ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mouse Island came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouse Island
  • Shoal Point
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoal Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Point

How Far From Red Rocks 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 Red Rocks to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Red Rocks and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 791 miles [1,273 km]<4> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Red Rocks to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 45 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 31 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,825 miles [7,765.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,536 miles [8,909.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,412 miles [5,491.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Red Rocks. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Province of Newfoundland and Labrador: https://www.gov.nl.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Red Rocks 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 . 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.
<2>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Red Rocks) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Red Rocks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.6833, Longitude: -59.3167    
<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 Red Rocks 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 295.513 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 291.134 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 291.429 degrees.




 

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