Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Rockey

• 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 Rockey:
  • 39.898989, -76.517743
  • 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 Rockey

• 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 York County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for York County
  • Since Rockey is near Lancaster County and also Harford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Harford 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 Rockey

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rockey ...

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.

• Bacon Mill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Bacon Mill is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Mill
• Bittersville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Bittersville is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bittersville
• Cross Roads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cross Roads is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
• Locust Spring
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Locust Spring is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Spring
• Lucky
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Lucky is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
• Margaretta Furnace
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Margaretta Furnace is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margaretta Furnace
• Martinsville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Martinsville is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
• Pleasant View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant View is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
• Red Lion
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Red Lion is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,309 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Lion <1>
• Springvale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Springvale is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
• Star Rock
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Star Rock is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Rock

How Far From Rockey to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Rockey to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Rockey and extending to:

• York, which is the Seat of York County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rockey to York, with an average speed<3> 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.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 32 miles [51.5 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 74 miles [119.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,833 miles [9,387.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,541 miles [10,526.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,418 miles [7,110.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'