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Communities Also Named Rockway ...
We found one communities that are also named Rockway.
There is one other community in Ontario that is also named Rockway.
Beyond Ontario.
- Communities Located In Ontario ...
- Unknown
- The profile page for Rockway #1
- This Rockway lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<1> to the east southeast.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rockway ...
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.
- Blair
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Fisher Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Freeport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- German Mills ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Mills
- Former names for German Mills:
- Bleam's Mills
- Edinburgh
- Hopewell Mills
- Jewsburg
- Lakeshore Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Maryhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Roseville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Stanley Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
How Far From Rockway 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 Rockway to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rockway and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 272 miles [437.7 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Rockway to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 16 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,840 miles [9,398.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,570 miles [10,573.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,448 miles [7,158.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rockway) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Rockway 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 Rockway. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4403, Longitude: -80.4761 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.704 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.197 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.512 degrees. |
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