Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rocky River, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rocky River and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Rocky River
- 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 Rocky River:
- 41.478785, -81.843592
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Rocky River
- 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 Cuyahoga County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cuyahoga County
- Since Rocky River is near Lorain County and also Medina County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lorain County
- eBird sighting report for Medina 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Rocky River ...
We found three communities that share the name Rocky River.
Within Ohio, the name Rocky River is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Cabarrus County
- This Rocky River is located in Cabarrus County and lies 431 miles [693.6 km]<1> to the south of the Rocky River that is located in Cuyahoga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cabarrus County community of Rocky River.
- South Carolina
- Abbeville County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Rocky River [Abbeville County].
- Tennessee
- Van Buren County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Rocky River [Van Buren County].
- North Carolina
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rocky River ...
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.
- Big Italy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Birds Nest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birds Nest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds Nest
- Birds Nest is located in Cuyahoga County
- Dutch Alley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutch Alley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Alley
- Dutch Alley is located in Cuyahoga County
- Eagle Cliff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Cliff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Cliff
- Eagle Cliff is located in Cuyahoga County
- Folger ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Garden Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
- Garden Valley is located in Cuyahoga County
- Little Bohemia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Bohemia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Bohemia
- Little Bohemia is located in Cuyahoga County
- New Chinatown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Chinatown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chinatown
- New Chinatown is located in Cuyahoga County
- River Edge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Edge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Edge
- River Edge is located in Cuyahoga County
- Rockport
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Short Line Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Short Line Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Line Junction
- Short Line Junction is located in Cuyahoga County
- Trinity ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Twin Oaks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Rocky River 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 city such as Rocky River to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rocky River and extending to:
- Cleveland, which is the Seat of Cuyahoga County, lies just to the East.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 120 miles [193.1 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Rocky River to Columbus, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 309 miles [497.3 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 5,981 miles [9,625.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,707 miles [10,793.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,583 miles [7,375.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Rocky River: www.rrcity.com/
The official website for Cuyahoga County: www.cuyahoga.oh.us/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rocky River) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rocky River. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4788, Longitude: -81.8436 |
| <2> | 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 Rocky River, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Rocky River 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. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Rocky River to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.692 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.015 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.902 degrees. |