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Communities Also Named Rockford ...
We found 26 communities that share the name Rockford.
Within Saskatchewan, the name Rockford is unique.
Beyond Saskatchewan, we know of another 26 communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these 26 communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Coosa County
- This Rockford is located in Coosa County and lies 1,564 miles [2,517 km]<1> to the southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coosa County community of Rockford.
- Arkansas
- Izard 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 Arkansas community of Rockford [Izard County].
- California
- Tulare County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Tulare County, we don't know where within the .
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tulare County community of Rockford.
- Idaho
- Bingham County
- This Rockford is located in Bingham County and lies 769 miles [1,237.6 km]<1> to the southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bingham County community of Rockford.
- Illinois
- Winnebago County
- This Rockford is located in Winnebago County and lies 932 miles [1,499.9 km]<1> to the southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winnebago County community of Rockford.
- Indiana
- Jackson County
- This Rockford is located in Jackson County and lies 1,212 miles [1,950.5 km]<1> to the southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Rockford.
- Wells County
- This Rockford is located in Wells County and lies 1,135 miles [1,826.6 km] to the southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wells County community of Rockford.
- Iowa
- Floyd County
- This Rockford is located in Floyd County and lies 773 miles [1,244 km]<1> to the southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Rockford.
- Kansas
- Bourbon County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Rockford [Bourbon County].
- Michigan
- Kent County
- This Rockford is located in Kent County and lies 1,006 miles [1,619 km]<1> to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Rockford.
- Minnesota
- Wright County
- This Rockford is located in Wright County and lies 634 miles [1,020.3 km]<1> to the southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wright County community of Rockford.
- Missouri
- Carroll County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Carroll County, we don't know where within the .
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Rockford.
- Cass County
- This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Rockford [Cass County].
- Chariton County
- This Rockford is located in Chariton County and lies 999 miles [1,607.7 km]<1> to the south southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chariton County community of Rockford.
- Montana
- Fergus County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Rockford [Fergus County].
- Nebraska
- Gage County
- This Rockford is located in Gage County and lies 871 miles [1,401.7 km]<1> to the south southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gage County community of Rockford.
- North Carolina
- Surry County
- This Rockford is located in Surry County and lies 1,534 miles [2,468.7 km]<1> to the southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Surry County community of Rockford.
- Ohio
- Mercer County
- This Rockford is located in Mercer County and lies 1,161 miles [1,868.4 km]<1> to the southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Rockford.
- Tuscarawas County
- This Rockford is located in Tuscarawas County and lies 1,290 miles [2,076.1 km] to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscarawas County community of Rockford.
- Ontario
- This Rockford lies 1,122 miles [1,805.7 km]<1> to the east southeast.
- Oregon
- Hood River County
- This Rockford is located in Hood River County and lies 963 miles [1,549.8 km]<1> to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hood River County community of Rockford.
- South Carolina
- Spartanburg 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 South Carolina community of Rockford [Spartanburg County].
- Tennessee
- Blount County
- This Rockford is located in Blount County and lies 1,452 miles [2,336.8 km]<1> to the southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Rockford.
- Texas
- Lamar County
- This Rockford is located in Lamar County and lies 1,338 miles [2,153.3 km]<1> to the south southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lamar County community of Rockford.
- Washington
- Spokane County
- This Rockford is located in Spokane County and lies 720 miles [1,158.7 km]<1> to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spokane County community of Rockford.
- West Virginia
- Harrison County
- This Rockford is located in Harrison County and lies 1,393 miles [2,241.8 km]<1> to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Rockford.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rockford ...
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.
- Amsterdam
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amsterdam came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
- Crystal Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Endeavour
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Endeavour came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endeavour
- Hazel Dell
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazel Dell came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Dell
- Lady Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Little Swan River
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nut Mountain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Reserve
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reserve
- Tall Pines
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tall Pines came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Pines
How Far From Rockford 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 Rockford to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rockford and extending to:
- Regina, which is the Provincial Capital of Saskatchewan, lies 145 miles [233.4 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Rockford to Regina, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,302 miles [2,095.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 51 days and walking would take 74 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,099 miles [9,815.4 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 6,868 miles [11,053 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,868 miles [7,834.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Saskatchewan: www.saskatchewan.ca/
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 from Point A (ie- Rockford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rockford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 52.1657, Longitude: -102.6602 |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Rockford 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 Rockford, 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 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 Rockford 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 325.235 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.921 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.364 degrees. |
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