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Communities Also Named Rockport ...

We found 28 communities that share the name Rockport.

Within Ontario, the name Rockport is unique.

Beyond Ontario, we know of another 28 communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these 28 communities, one is located in Canada and the other 27 communities are located in  the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Hot Spring County
      • This Rockport is located in Hot Spring County and lies 1,129 miles [1,816.9 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hot Spring County community of Rockport.
    • California
      • Mendocino County
      • This Rockport is located in Mendocino County and lies 2,440 miles [3,926.8 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mendocino County community of Rockport.
    • Colorado
      • Weld County
      • This Rockport is located in Weld County and lies 1,477 miles [2,377 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weld County community of Rockport.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough 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 Florida community of Rockport [Hillsborough County].
    • Illinois
      • Pike County
      • This Rockport is located in Pike County and lies 841 miles [1,353.5 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Rockport.
    • Indiana
      • Parke County
      • This Rockport is located in Parke County and lies 657 miles [1,057.3 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Parke County community of Rockport.
      • Spencer County
      • This Rockport is located in Spencer County and lies 730 miles [1,174.8 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spencer County community of Rockport.
    • Kansas
      • Rooks 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 Kansas community of Rockport [Rooks County].
    • Kentucky
      • Ohio County
      • This Rockport is located in Ohio County and lies 753 miles [1,211.8 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ohio County community of Rockport.
    • Maine
      • Knox County
      • This Rockport is located in Knox County and lies 339 miles [545.6 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Rockport.
    • Massachusetts
      • Essex County
      • This Rockport is located in Essex County and lies 291 miles [468.3 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Rockport.
    • Michigan
      • Alpena County
      • This Rockport is located in Alpena County and lies 369 miles [593.8 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alpena County community of Rockport.
    • Mississippi
      • Attala County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Rockport [Attala County].
      • Copiah County
      • This Rockport is located in Copiah County and lies 1,158 miles [1,863.6 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Copiah County community of Rockport.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Rockport lies 565 miles [909.3 km]<1> to the east northeast.
    • New Jersey
      • Sussex County
      • This Rockport is located in Sussex County and lies 221 miles [355.7 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Rockport.
      • Warren County
      • This Rockport is located in Warren County and lies 250 miles [402.3 km] to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Rockport.
    • Ohio
      • Allen County
      • This Rockport is located in Allen County and lies 475 miles [764.4 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Rockport.
      • Cuyahoga County
      • This Rockport is located in Cuyahoga County and lies 359 miles [577.8 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cuyahoga County community of Rockport.
      • Monroe County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Rockport [Monroe County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Carbon County
      • This Rockport is located in Carbon County and lies 235 miles [378.2 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carbon County community of Rockport.
    • South Dakota
      • Hanson 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 South Dakota community of Rockport [Hanson County].
    • Tennessee
      • Benton County
      • This Rockport is located in Benton County and lies 861 miles [1,385.6 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Rockport.
    • Texas
      • Aransas County
      • This Rockport is located in Aransas County and lies 1,620 miles [2,607.1 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aransas County community of Rockport.
    • Utah
      • Summit County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Rockport [Summit County].
    • Washington
      • Skagit County
      • This Rockport is located in Skagit County and lies 2,159 miles [3,474.6 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Skagit County community of Rockport.
    • West Virginia
      • Wetzel County
      • This Rockport is located in Wetzel County and lies 400 miles [643.7 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wetzel County community of Rockport.
      • Wood County
      • This Rockport is located in Wood County and lies 466 miles [750 km] to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Rockport.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rockport ...

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.

  • Ebenezer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
  • Fineview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fineview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fineview
    • Fineview is located in Jefferson County (NY)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fineview <5>
  • Front of Escott
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Front of Escott came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Front of Escott
  • Goose Bay
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goose Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Bay
    • Goose Bay is located in Jefferson County (NY)
  • Holland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
  • Moore Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moore Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Landing
    • Moore Landing is located in Jefferson County (NY)
  • Narrows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narrows came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
  • Rapid Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rapid Valley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapid Valley
  • Union
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

How Far From Rockport 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 Rockport to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rockport and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 73 miles [117.5 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Rockport to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<7>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 shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,623 miles [9,049.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,348 miles [10,216.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,224 miles [6,797.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<11>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rockport. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Rockport) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rockport. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3667, Longitude: -75.9333    
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Rockport 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 . 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>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 Rockport, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<7>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.
<8>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 Rockport to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.712 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.978 degrees.
<11>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.883 degrees.




 

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