Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rockaway Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rockaway Beach and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Rockaway Beach
- 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 Rockaway Beach:
- 45.613262, -123.943880
- 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 Rockaway Beach
- 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 Tillamook County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Tillamook County
- Since Rockaway Beach is near Clatsop County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Clatsop County
- eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Rockaway Beach ...
We found eight communities that share the name Rockaway Beach.
Within Oregon, the name Rockaway Beach is unique.
Beyond Oregon, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- San Mateo County
- This Rockaway Beach is located in San Mateo County and lies 557 miles [896.4 km]<1> to the south of the Rockaway Beach that is located in Tillamook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Mateo County community of Rockaway Beach.
- Idaho
- Kootenai County
- This Rockaway Beach is located in Kootenai County and lies 374 miles [601.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rockaway Beach that is located in Tillamook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kootenai County community of Rockaway Beach.
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Rockaway Beach is located in Baltimore County and lies 2,424 miles [3,901 km]<1> to the east of the Rockaway Beach that is located in Tillamook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Rockaway Beach.
- Missouri
- Taney County
- This Rockaway Beach is located in Taney County and lies 1,701 miles [2,737.5 km]<1> to the east of the Rockaway Beach that is located in Tillamook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taney County community of Rockaway Beach.
- New York
- Queens 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 New York community of Rockaway Beach [Queens County].
- Washington
- Island County
- This Rockaway Beach is located in Island County and lies 190 miles [305.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Rockaway Beach that is located in Tillamook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Island County community of Rockaway Beach.
- Wisconsin
- Calumet County
- This Rockaway Beach is located in Calumet County and lies 1,732 miles [2,787.4 km]<1> to the east of the Rockaway Beach that is located in Tillamook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calumet County community of Rockaway Beach.
- Winnebago County
- This Rockaway Beach is located in Winnebago County and lies 1,724 miles [2,774.5 km] to the east of the Rockaway Beach that is located in Tillamook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winnebago County community of Rockaway Beach.
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rockaway Beach ...
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.
- Cannon Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Beach
- Cannon Beach is located in Clatsop County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,779 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cannon Beach <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cannon Beach
- From Rockaway Beach to Cannon Beach
- Cannon Beach Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannon Beach Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Beach Junction
- Cannon Beach Junction is located in Clatsop County
- Hamlet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Hemlock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south) - Juno
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Oceanside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oceanside have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceanside
- Oceanside is located in Tillamook County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oceanside <3>
- Salmonberry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salmonberry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmonberry
- Salmonberry is located in Tillamook County
- Saltair ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Sandlake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south) - Twin Rocks
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Rocks
- Twin Rocks is located in Tillamook County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Twin Rocks
- From Rockaway Beach to Twin Rocks
How Far From Rockaway Beach 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 Rockaway Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rockaway Beach and extending to:
- Tillamook, which is the Seat of Tillamook County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Rockaway Beach to Tillamook, 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.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 64 miles [103 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,406 miles [3,872.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 137 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,928 miles [11,149.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,689 miles [12,374.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,817 miles [9,361.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rockaway Beach. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Tillamook County: www.co.tillamook.or.us/
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Rockaway Beach) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rockaway Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.6133, Longitude: -123.9439 |
| <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 Rockaway Beach 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> | 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 Rockaway Beach 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 342.113 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.777 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.943 degrees. |