Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Rockwells Mills:
  • 42.448688, -75.389899
  • 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 Rockwells Mills

• 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 Chenango County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chenango County
  • Since Rockwells Mills is near Otsego County and also Delaware County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Otsego County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware 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 Rockwells Mills

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rockwells Mills ...

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.

• Gilbertsville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Gilbertsville is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbertsville <1>
• Mallory Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Mallory Corner is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory Corner
• Maple Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Maple Grove is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
• Polkville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Polkville is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
• Rockdale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Rockdale is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
• Rootville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Rootville is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rootville
• Sand Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Sand Hill is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
• Springvale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Springvale is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
• Toll Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Toll Corner is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toll Corner

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

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

• Norwich, which is the Seat of Chenango County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Rockwells Mills to Albany, 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 259 miles [416.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,397 miles [10,295 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,272 miles [6,875.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'