Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Rock Canyon Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rock Canyon Park and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Rock Canyon Park

• 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 Rock Canyon Park:
  • 40.456454, -81.164547
  • 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 Rock Canyon Park

• 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 Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
  • Since Rock Canyon Park is near Harrison County and also Tuscarawas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscarawas 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 Rock Canyon Park

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rock Canyon Park ...

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.

• Dutch Corners
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Dutch Corners is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Corners
• Grampian Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Grampian Hills is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grampian Hills
• Heritage Hills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Heritage Hills is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
• Hickory Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hickory Grove is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
• Lakeview
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lakeview is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Leesville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Leesville is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
• Paradise Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Paradise Point is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Point
• Perrysville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Perrysville is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrysville
• Piney View
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Piney View is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney View
• Rockwood Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Rockwood Park is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Park
• Sunset Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunset Valley is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Valley
• Thornhill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Thornhill is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
• Toots Crossroads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Toots Crossroads is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toots Crossroads

How Far From Rock Canyon Park 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 Rock Canyon Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Rock Canyon Park and extending to:

• Carrollton, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Rock Canyon Park to Carrollton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 102 miles [164.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 244 miles [392.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,000 miles [9,656.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,721 miles [10,816.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,596 miles [7,396.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'