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We found 22 communities that are also named Rockwood.
There are two communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Rockwood.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of twenty communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty communities, twenty are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
Lebanon County
This Rockwood is located in Lebanon County and lies 146 miles [235 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rockwood that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lebanon County community of Rockwood.
Venango 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 Pennsylvania community of Rockwood [Venango County].
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Franklin County
This Rockwood is located in Franklin County and lies 605 miles [973.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Rockwood that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Rockwood.
California
Imperial County
This Rockwood is located in Imperial County and lies 2,058 miles [3,312 km]<1> to the west of the Rockwood that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Imperial County community of Rockwood.
Colorado
La Plata County
This Rockwood is located in La Plata County and lies 1,546 miles [2,488 km]<1> to the west of the Rockwood that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the La Plata County community of Rockwood.
Illinois
Randolph County
This Rockwood is located in Randolph County and lies 584 miles [939.9 km]<1> to the west of the Rockwood that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Rockwood.
Kentucky
Fayette County
This Rockwood is located in Fayette County and lies 312 miles [502.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rockwood that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Rockwood.
Maine
Somerset County
This Rockwood is located in Somerset County and lies 620 miles [997.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Rockwood that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Rockwood.
Manitoba
This Rockwood lies 1,125 miles [1,810.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Rockwood that is located in Somerset County.
Michigan
Wayne County
This Rockwood is located in Wayne County and lies 259 miles [416.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Rockwood that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Rockwood.
Minnesota
Polk 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 Minnesota community of Rockwood [Polk County].
New Hampshire
Cheshire County
This Rockwood is located in Cheshire County and lies 412 miles [663 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rockwood that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cheshire County community of Rockwood.
New Jersey
Atlantic County
This Rockwood is located in Atlantic County and lies 237 miles [381.4 km]<1> to the east of the Rockwood that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Atlantic County community of Rockwood.
New York
Fulton County
This Rockwood is located in Fulton County and lies 323 miles [519.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Rockwood that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Rockwood.
North Carolina
Alamance County
This Rockwood is located in Alamance County and lies 268 miles [431.3 km]<1> to the south of the Rockwood that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alamance County community of Rockwood.
Durham 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 North Carolina community of Rockwood [Durham County].
Ohio
Lawrence County
This Rockwood is located in Lawrence County and lies 203 miles [326.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rockwood that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Rockwood.
Ontario
This Rockwood lies 260 miles [418.4 km]<1> to the north of the Rockwood that is located in Somerset County.
Oregon
Multnomah County
This Rockwood is located in Multnomah County and lies 2,204 miles [3,547 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rockwood that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Multnomah County community of Rockwood.
Tennessee
Roane County
This Rockwood is located in Roane County and lies 410 miles [659.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Rockwood that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of Rockwood.
Texas
Coleman County
This Rockwood is located in Coleman County and lies 1,269 miles [2,042.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rockwood that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coleman County community of Rockwood.
Wisconsin
Manitowoc County
This Rockwood is located in Manitowoc County and lies 527 miles [848.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Rockwood that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Manitowoc County community of Rockwood.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rockwood ...
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.
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 Rockwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rockwood and extending to:
Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 122 miles [196.3 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Rockwood to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 133 miles [214 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,942 miles [9,562.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,656 miles [10,711.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,532 miles [7,293.5 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rockwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Rockwood 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 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 Rockwood 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 Rockwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9162, Longitude: -79.1535
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.098 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.968 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.241 degrees.