Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Rockwood 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 Rockwood Park:
  • 40.502842, -81.157602
  • 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 Rockwood 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 Rockwood 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 Rockwood Park

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rockwood 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.

• Arrowhead
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Arrowhead is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
• Grampian Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Grampian Hills is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grampian Hills
• Heritage Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Heritage Hills is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
• Hickory Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Hickory Grove is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
• Lakeview
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lakeview is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Leesville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Leesville is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
• Paradise Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Paradise Point is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Point
• Perrysville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Perrysville is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrysville
• Piney View
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Piney View is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney View
• Rock Canyon Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Rock Canyon Park is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Canyon Park
• Sunset Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Sunset Valley is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Valley
• Thornhill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Thornhill is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
• Toots Crossroads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Toots Crossroads is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toots Crossroads

How Far From Rockwood 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 Rockwood 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 Rockwood Park and extending to:

• Carrollton, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Rockwood Park to Columbus, with an average speed<2>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 4 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 245 miles [394.3 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 5,997 miles [9,651.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,718 miles [10,811.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,594 miles [7,393.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'