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 ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Rockland
- 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:
- 41.787044, -71.666733
- 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 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 Providence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Providence County
- Since Rockland is near Kent County and also Windham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Kent County
- eBird sighting report for Windham 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 Rockland ...
We found 33 communities that share the name Rockland.
Within Rhode Island, the name Rockland is unique.
Beyond Rhode Island, we know of another 33 communities that are located throughout 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 2,645 miles [4,256.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rockland that is located in Providence 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
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Florida
- Idaho
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Maine
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Rockland is located in Baltimore County and lies 309 miles [497.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rockland that is located in Providence 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 319 miles [513.4 km] to the west southwest of the Rockland that is located in Providence 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 342 miles [550.4 km] to the west southwest of the Rockland that is located in Providence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Rockland.
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- 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
- 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 167 miles [268.8 km]<1> to the west of the Rockland that is located in Providence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Rockland.
- Nova Scotia
- This Rockland lies 413 miles [664.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Rockland that is located in Providence County.
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Rockland lies 315 miles [506.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Rockland that is located in Providence County.
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Quebec
- This Rockland lies 261 miles [420 km]<1> to the north of the Rockland that is located in Providence County.
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Greenbrier County
- This Rockland is located in Greenbrier County and lies 546 miles [878.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rockland that is located in Providence 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 418 miles [672.7 km] to the west southwest of the Rockland that is located in Providence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardy County community of Rockland.
- Wisconsin
- California
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.
- Cherry Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Cherry Valley is located in Providence County
- Chopmist
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chopmist
- Chopmist is located in Providence County
- Clayville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayville
- Clayville is located in Providence County
- Elmdale ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Greene
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Greene is located in Kent County
- Harmony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Harmony is located in Providence County
- Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Kent ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Moosup Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moosup Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosup Valley
- Moosup Valley is located in Providence County
- Potterville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potterville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potterville
- Potterville is located in Kent County
- Rice City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Rockland 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 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:
- Providence, which is the Seat of Providence County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Rockland to Providence, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Providence, which is the State Capital of Rhode Island, lies 13 miles [20.9 km] to the east (E). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take 6 hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 345 miles [555.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,552 miles [8,935.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,257 miles [10,069.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,134 miles [6,653 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Rhode Island: https://www.ri.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Rockland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rockland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7870, Longitude: -71.6667 In this case, the coordinates for Rockland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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> | 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 Rockland 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 304.421 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.976 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.131 degrees. |