We found 21 communities that share the name Rock Island.
Within Quebec, the name Rock Island is unique.
Beyond Quebec, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these 21 communities, one is located in Canada and the other twenty communities are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Florida
Broward County
This Rock Island is located in Broward County and lies 1,376 miles [2,214.5 km]<1> to the south southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broward County community of Rock Island.
Collier County
This Rock Island is located in Collier County and lies 1,401 miles [2,254.7 km] to the south southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Collier County community of Rock Island.
Idaho
Washington 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 Idaho community of Rock Island [Washington County].
Illinois
Rock Island County
This Rock Island is located in Rock Island County and lies 957 miles [1,540.1 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rock Island County community of Rock Island.
Indiana
Marion 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 Indiana community of Rock Island [Marion County].
Kansas
Brown 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 Kansas community of Rock Island [Brown County].
Grant County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Rock Island [Grant County].
Manitoba
We haven't found the location of this community yet.
Massachusetts
Norfolk County
This Rock Island is located in Norfolk County and lies 197 miles [317 km]<1> to the south southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk County community of Rock Island.
Nevada
Storey County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Storey County, we don't know where within the .
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Storey County community of Rock Island.
Oklahoma
Canadian 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 Oklahoma community of Rock Island [Canadian County].
Le Flore County
This Rock Island is located in Le Flore County and lies 1,356 miles [2,182.3 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Le Flore County community of Rock Island.
Tennessee
Warren County
This Rock Island is located in Warren County and lies 951 miles [1,530.5 km]<1> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Rock Island.
Texas
Colorado County
This Rock Island is located in Colorado County and lies 1,706 miles [2,745.5 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colorado County community of Rock Island.
Liberty County
This Rock Island is located in Liberty County and lies 1,601 miles [2,576.6 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Liberty County community of Rock Island.
Marion County
This Rock Island is located in Marion County and lies 1,465 miles [2,357.7 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Rock Island.
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 Texas community of Rock Island [Polk County].
Waller County
This Rock Island is located in Waller County and lies 1,655 miles [2,663.5 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waller County community of Rock Island.
Washington County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Washington County, we don't know where within the .
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Rock Island.
Virginia
Buckingham 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 Virginia community of Rock Island [Buckingham County].
Washington
Douglas County
This Rock Island is located in Douglas County and lies 2,265 miles [3,645.2 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Rock Island.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rock Island ...
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 that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Rock Island to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rock Island and extending to:
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 177 miles [284.9 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Rock Island to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<7>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,444 miles [8,761.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,164 miles [9,920 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,040 miles [6,501.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<11>
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 from Point A (ie- Rock Island) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rock Island. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0077, Longitude: -72.0986
<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 Rock Island 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 . 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>
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 Rock Island, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>
If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>
An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>
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.
<8>
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 Rock Island to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.198 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.271 degrees.
<11>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.677 degrees.