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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 Rockhouse, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rockhouse and the surrounding area.
- 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 Rockhouse:
- 39.494335, -82.614477
- 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 Rockhouse
- 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 Hocking County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hocking County
- Since Rockhouse is near Ross County and also Fairfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ross County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfield 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 Rockhouse
Communities Also Named Rockhouse ...
We found seven communities that are also named Rockhouse.
Within Ohio, the name Rockhouse is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Madison County
- This Rockhouse is located in Madison County and lies 641 miles [1,031.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rockhouse that is located in Hocking County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Rockhouse.
- Kentucky
- Letcher 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 Rockhouse [Letcher County].
- Morgan County
- This Rockhouse is located in Morgan County and lies 116 miles [186.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Rockhouse that is located in Hocking County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Rockhouse.
- Pike County
- This Rockhouse is located in Pike County and lies 149 miles [239.8 km] to the south of the Rockhouse that is located in Hocking County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Rockhouse.
- Texas
- Austin County
- This Rockhouse is located in Austin County and lies 1,027 miles [1,652.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Rockhouse that is located in Hocking County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Austin County community of Rockhouse.
- Fayette 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 Texas community of Rockhouse [Fayette County].
- Virginia
- Tazewell County
- This Rockhouse is located in Tazewell County and lies 176 miles [283.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Rockhouse that is located in Hocking County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tazewell County community of Rockhouse.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rockhouse ...
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.
- Apple
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blackjack
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Blackjack is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack
- Cedar Falls ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Falls is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Falls
- Cedar Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Enterprise
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Enterprise is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Goosetown ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Goosetown is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goosetown
- Huntsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Huntsville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Mound Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mound Crossing is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Crossing
- Nancy ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Nancy is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancy
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Point Pleasant ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Point Pleasant is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Reeds ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Reeds is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds
- Revenge ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rockbridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Smock ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Smock is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smock
- Stringtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Stringtown is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
How Far From Rockhouse to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Rockhouse to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Rockhouse once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Rockhouse and extending to:
- Logan, which is the Seat of Hocking County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Rockhouse to Logan, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 38 miles [61.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 301 miles [484.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,101 miles [9,818.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,822 miles [10,978.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,697 miles [7,559.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rockhouse) 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Rockhouse 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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 Rockhouse, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Rockhouse 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 Rockhouse. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4943, Longitude: -82.6145 In this case, the coordinates for Rockhouse have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.242 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.344 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.927 degrees. |
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