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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Rockland:
    • 43.268451, -123.072007
    • 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 Rockland
  • 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 Douglas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
    • Since Rockland is near Lane County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lane 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 Rockland

Communities Also Named Rockland ...

We found 33 communities that are also named Rockland.

Within Oregon, the name Rockland is unique.

Beyond Oregon, we know of 33 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 33 communities, 29 are located in the United States and five are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Del Norte County
      • This Rockland is located in Del Norte County and lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Rockland that is located in Douglas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Del Norte County community of Rockland.
      • Shasta County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Shasta County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shasta County community of Rockland.
    • Colorado
      • Logan County
      • This Rockland is located in Logan County and lies 1,060 miles [1,705.9 km]<1> to the east of the Rockland that is located in Douglas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Rockland.
    • Connecticut
      • New Haven County
      • This Rockland is located in New Haven County and lies 2,536 miles [4,081.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rockland that is located in Douglas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Haven County community of Rockland.
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Rockland is located in New Castle County and lies 2,433 miles [3,915.5 km]<1> to the east of the Rockland that is located in Douglas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Rockland.
    • Florida
      • Polk 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 Florida community of Rockland [Polk County].
    • Idaho
      • Power County
      • This Rockland is located in Power County and lies 517 miles [832 km]<1> to the east of the Rockland that is located in Douglas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Power County community of Rockland.
    • Kansas
      • Chase County
      • This Rockland is located in Chase County and lies 1,413 miles [2,274 km]<1> to the east of the Rockland that is located in Douglas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chase County community of Rockland.
    • Kentucky
      • Warren County
      • This Rockland is located in Warren County and lies 1,955 miles [3,146.3 km]<1> to the east of the Rockland that is located in Douglas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Rockland.
    • Maine
      • Knox County
      • This Rockland is located in Knox County and lies 2,644 miles [4,255.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rockland that is located in Douglas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Rockland.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This Rockland is located in Baltimore County and lies 2,389 miles [3,844.7 km]<1> to the east of the Rockland that is located in Douglas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Rockland.
      • Howard County
      • This Rockland is located in Howard County and lies 2,385 miles [3,838.3 km] to the east of the Rockland that is located in Douglas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Rockland.
      • Montgomery County
      • This Rockland is located in Montgomery County and lies 2,375 miles [3,822.2 km] to the east of the Rockland that is located in Douglas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Rockland.
    • Massachusetts
      • Plymouth County
      • This Rockland is located in Plymouth County and lies 2,603 miles [4,189.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rockland that is located in Douglas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of Rockland.
    • Michigan
      • Ontonagon County
      • This Rockland is located in Ontonagon County and lies 1,658 miles [2,668.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rockland that is located in Douglas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ontonagon County community of Rockland.
    • Nevada
      • Elko County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Elko County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elko County community of Rockland.
      • Lyon County
      • This community is historic and although located in Lyon County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lyon County community of Rockland.
    • New Brunswick
      • 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 New Brunswick community of Rockland.
    • New York
      • Rockland 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 New York community of Rockland [Rockland County].
      • Sullivan County
      • This Rockland is located in Sullivan County and lies 2,414 miles [3,885 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rockland that is located in Douglas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Rockland.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Rockland lies 2,831 miles [4,556.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rockland that is located in Douglas County.
    • Ohio
      • Washington County
      • This Rockland is located in Washington County and lies 2,147 miles [3,455.3 km]<1> to the east of the Rockland that is located in Douglas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Rockland.
    • Ontario
      • This Rockland lies 2,327 miles [3,744.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rockland that is located in Douglas County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Venango County
      • This Rockland is located in Venango County and lies 2,192 miles [3,527.7 km]<1> to the east of the Rockland that is located in Douglas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Venango County community of Rockland.
    • Quebec
      • This Rockland lies 2,474 miles [3,981.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rockland that is located in Douglas County.
    • Rhode Island
      • Providence 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 Rhode Island community of Rockland [Providence County].
    • South Carolina
      • Charleston County
      • This Rockland is located in Charleston County and lies 2,418 miles [3,891.4 km]<1> to the east of the Rockland that is located in Douglas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Rockland.
    • Tennessee
      • Sumner County
      • This Rockland is located in Sumner County and lies 1,975 miles [3,178.5 km]<1> to the east of the Rockland that is located in Douglas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumner County community of Rockland.
    • Texas
      • Tyler County
      • This Rockland is located in Tyler County and lies 1,778 miles [2,861.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Rockland that is located in Douglas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tyler County community of Rockland.
    • Virginia
      • Warren County
      • This Rockland is located in Warren County and lies 2,327 miles [3,744.9 km]<1> to the east of the Rockland that is located in Douglas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Rockland.
    • West Virginia
      • Greenbrier County
      • This Rockland is located in Greenbrier County and lies 2,242 miles [3,608.1 km]<1> to the east of the Rockland that is located in Douglas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenbrier County community of Rockland.
      • Hardy County
      • This Rockland is located in Hardy County and lies 2,300 miles [3,701.5 km] to the east of the Rockland that is located in Douglas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardy County community of Rockland.
    • Wisconsin
      • La Crosse County
      • This Rockland is located in La Crosse County and lies 1,598 miles [2,571.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rockland that is located in Douglas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the La Crosse County community of Rockland.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rockland ...

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.

  • Edenbower
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Edenbower is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenbower
  • Fair Oaks
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Fair Oaks is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
  • Glide
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Green
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Green is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
  • Nugget ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Nugget is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nugget
  • Oak Creek ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Oak Creek is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek
  • Oaks
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Oaks is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
  • Peel
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Peel is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peel
  • Redbell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Redbell is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbell
  • Shady
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Shady is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady
  • Union Gap
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Union Gap is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Gap

How Far From Rockland 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 Rockland to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Rockland once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Rockland and extending to:

  • Roseburg, which is the Seat of Douglas County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rockland to Roseburg, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 115 miles [185.1 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,384 miles [3,836.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 136 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,068 miles [11,374.8 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 7,831 miles [12,602.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,933 miles [9,548.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rockland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Rockland, 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 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 Rockland 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Rockland 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 Rockland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2685, Longitude: -123.0720       In this case, the coordinates for Rockland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.235 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.642 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.482 degrees.