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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 Rockville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rockville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Rockville:
    • 41.484538, -74.415712
    • 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 Rockville
  • 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 Orange County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
    • Since Rockville is near Sullivan County and also Ulster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ulster 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 Rockville

Communities Also Named Rockville ...

We found 48 communities that are also named Rockville.

There is one other community in New York that is also named Rockville.

Beyond New York, we know of 47 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 47 communities, 45 are located in the United States and four are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In New York ...
    • Allegany County
      • This Rockville is located in Allegany County and lies 200 miles [321.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rockville that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Rockville.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Clarke County
      • This Rockville is located in Clarke County and lies 1,017 miles [1,636.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Rockville that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Rockville.
    • California
      • Solano County
      • This Rockville is located in Solano County and lies 2,506 miles [4,033 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rockville that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Solano County community of Rockville.
    • Connecticut
      • Tolland County
      • This Rockville is located in Tolland County and lies 104 miles [167.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rockville that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tolland County community of Rockville.
    • Georgia
      • Putnam County
      • This Rockville is located in Putnam County and lies 741 miles [1,192.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Rockville that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Rockville.
    • Idaho
      • Owyhee County
      • This Rockville is located in Owyhee County and lies 2,151 miles [3,461.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rockville that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Owyhee County community of Rockville.
    • Illinois
      • Kankakee 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 Illinois community of Rockville [Kankakee County].
    • Indiana
      • Parke County
      • This Rockville is located in Parke County and lies 681 miles [1,096 km]<1> to the west of the Rockville that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Parke County community of Rockville.
    • Iowa
      • Delaware County
      • This Rockville is located in Delaware County and lies 859 miles [1,382.4 km]<1> to the west of the Rockville that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Rockville.
    • Kansas
      • Miami 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 Rockville [Miami County].
    • Kentucky
      • Lawrence County
      • This Rockville is located in Lawrence County and lies 488 miles [785.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rockville that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Rockville.
      • Rowan 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 Kentucky community of Rockville [Rowan County].
    • Maine
      • Knox County
      • This Rockville is located in Knox County and lies 325 miles [523 km]<1> to the northeast of the Rockville that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Rockville.
    • Maryland
      • Montgomery County
      • This Rockville is located in Montgomery County and lies 219 miles [352.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Rockville that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Rockville.
    • Massachusetts
      • Norfolk County
      • This Rockville is located in Norfolk County and lies 163 miles [262.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rockville that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk County community of Rockville.
    • Minnesota
      • Stearns County
      • This Rockville is located in Stearns County and lies 1,031 miles [1,659.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rockville that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stearns County community of Rockville.
    • Missouri
      • Bates County
      • This Rockville is located in Bates County and lies 1,067 miles [1,717.2 km]<1> to the west of the Rockville that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bates County community of Rockville.
    • Nebraska
      • Sherman County
      • This Rockville is located in Sherman County and lies 1,262 miles [2,031 km]<1> to the west of the Rockville that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sherman County community of Rockville.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Rockville lies 534 miles [859.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Rockville that is located in Orange County.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Rockville lies 450 miles [724.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rockville that is located in Orange County.
    • Ohio
      • Adams County
      • This Rockville is located in Adams County and lies 507 miles [815.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rockville that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Rockville.
      • Meigs County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Meigs County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meigs County community of Rockville.
      • Muskingum County
      • This community is historic and although located in Muskingum County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muskingum County community of Rockville.
      • Stark County
      • This Rockville is located in Stark County and lies 373 miles [600.3 km] to the west of the Rockville that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stark County community of Rockville.
    • Ontario
      • 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 Ontario community of Rockville.
    • Oregon
      • Malheur County
      • This Rockville is located in Malheur County and lies 2,156 miles [3,469.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rockville that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Malheur County community of Rockville.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Armstrong County
      • This Rockville is located in Armstrong County and lies 266 miles [428.1 km]<1> to the west of the Rockville that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Armstrong County community of Rockville.
      • Bedford County
      • This Rockville is located in Bedford County and lies 247 miles [397.5 km] to the west southwest of the Rockville that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Rockville.
      • Cambria County
      • This Rockville is located in Cambria County and lies 240 miles [386.2 km] to the west southwest of the Rockville that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cambria County community of Rockville.
      • Centre County
      • This Rockville is located in Centre County and lies 162 miles [260.7 km] to the west southwest of the Rockville that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Centre County community of Rockville.
      • Chester County
      • This Rockville is located in Chester County and lies 122 miles [196.3 km] to the southwest of the Rockville that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Rockville.
      • Clarion County
      • This Rockville is located in Clarion County and lies 259 miles [416.8 km] to the west of the Rockville that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarion County community of Rockville.
      • Dauphin County
      • This Rockville is located in Dauphin County and lies 152 miles [244.6 km] to the west southwest of the Rockville that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dauphin County community of Rockville.
      • Juniata County
      • This Rockville is located in Juniata County and lies 168 miles [270.4 km] to the west southwest of the Rockville that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Juniata County community of Rockville.
      • Lawrence County
      • This Rockville is located in Lawrence County and lies 300 miles [482.8 km] to the west of the Rockville that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Rockville.
      • Mifflin County
      • This Rockville is located in Mifflin County and lies 184 miles [296.1 km] to the west southwest of the Rockville that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mifflin County community of Rockville.
      • Northampton County
      • This Rockville is located in Northampton County and lies 74 miles [119.1 km] to the southwest of the Rockville that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of Rockville.
      • York County
      • This Rockville is located in York County and lies 170 miles [273.6 km] to the southwest of the Rockville that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Rockville.
    • Rhode Island
      • Washington County
      • This Rockville is located in Washington County and lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<1> to the east of the Rockville that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Rockville.
    • South Carolina
      • Charleston County
      • This Rockville is located in Charleston County and lies 690 miles [1,110.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Rockville that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Rockville.
    • Tennessee
      • Monroe County
      • This Rockville is located in Monroe County and lies 673 miles [1,083.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rockville that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Rockville.
    • Utah
      • Washington County
      • This Rockville is located in Washington County and lies 2,067 miles [3,326.5 km]<1> to the west of the Rockville that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Rockville.
    • Vermont
      • Addison County
      • This Rockville is located in Addison County and lies 202 miles [325.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Rockville that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Addison County community of Rockville.
    • Virginia
      • Hanover County
      • This Rockville is located in Hanover County and lies 312 miles [502.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Rockville that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hanover County community of Rockville.
    • West Virginia
      • Lincoln County
      • This Rockville is located in Lincoln County and lies 470 miles [756.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rockville that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Rockville.
      • Preston County
      • This Rockville is located in Preston County and lies 305 miles [490.8 km] to the west southwest of the Rockville that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Preston County community of Rockville.
    • Wisconsin
      • Grant County
      • This Rockville is located in Grant County and lies 836 miles [1,345.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rockville that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Rockville.
      • Manitowoc County
      • This Rockville is located in Manitowoc County and lies 708 miles [1,139.4 km] to the west northwest of the Rockville that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Manitowoc County community of Rockville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rockville ...

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.

  • Bullville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bullville is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullville
  • Circleville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Crystal Run
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Crystal Run is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Run
  • Deer Run
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Deer Run is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
  • Fair Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Fair Oaks is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
  • Keystone Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Keystone Park is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Park
  • Maple Glen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Maple Glen is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Glen
  • Mechanicstown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mechanicstown is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicstown
  • Michigan Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Michigan Corners is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Corners
  • Pilgrim Corners
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Pilgrim Corners is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Corners
  • Scotchtown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rockville and extending to:

  • Goshen, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 87 miles [140 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Rockville to Albany, with an average speed<5>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 225 miles [362.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,680 miles [9,141.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,390 miles [10,283.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,265 miles [6,863.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>'

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 from Point A (ie- Rockville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 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 Rockville 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 Rockville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Rockville 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 Rockville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4845, Longitude: -74.4157       In this case, the coordinates for Rockville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.104 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.825 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.497 degrees.