Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rock Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rock Hill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Rock Hill
- 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 Rock Hill:
- 36.550646, -83.117116
- 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 Rock Hill
- 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 Hancock County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hancock County
- Since Rock Hill is near Hawkins County and also Harlan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hawkins County
- eBird sighting report for Harlan 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 Rock Hill ...
We found 28 communities that share the name Rock Hill.
There are four communities within Tennessee that are also named Rock Hill.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another 24 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Tennessee ...
- Henderson County
- Humphreys County
- Sullivan County
- Williamson County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Greene County
- This Rock Hill is located in Greene County and lies 413 miles [664.7 km]<1> to the west of the Rock Hill that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Rock Hill.
- Sevier 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 Rock Hill [Sevier County].
- Florida
- Broward 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 Florida community of Rock Hill [Broward County].
- Walton County
- This Rock Hill is located in Walton County and lies 445 miles [716.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Rock Hill that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walton County community of Rock Hill.
- Georgia
- Indiana
- Louisiana
- Mississippi
- Alcorn 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 Mississippi community of Rock Hill [Alcorn County].
- Covington County
- This Rock Hill is located in Covington County and lies 500 miles [804.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Rock Hill that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Covington County community of Rock Hill.
- Forrest County
- This Rock Hill is located in Forrest County and lies 518 miles [833.6 km] to the southwest of the Rock Hill that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forrest County community of Rock Hill.
- Rankin County
- This Rock Hill is located in Rankin County and lies 490 miles [788.6 km] to the southwest of the Rock Hill that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rankin County community of Rock Hill.
- Missouri
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Oregon
- South Carolina
- Fairfield County
- This Rock Hill is located in Fairfield County and lies 189 miles [304.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Rock Hill that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Rock Hill.
- York County
- This Rock Hill is located in York County and lies 162 miles [260.7 km] to the southeast of the Rock Hill that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Rock Hill.
- Texas
- Cherokee County
- This Rock Hill is located in Cherokee County and lies 748 miles [1,203.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rock Hill that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Rock Hill.
- Collin 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 Hill [Collin County].
- Wood 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 Texas community of Rock Hill [Wood County].
- Virginia
- Fauquier County
- This Rock Hill is located in Fauquier County and lies 334 miles [537.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rock Hill that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fauquier County community of Rock Hill.
- Loudoun County
- This Rock Hill is located in Loudoun County and lies 336 miles [540.7 km] to the east northeast of the Rock Hill that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Loudoun County community of Rock Hill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rock Hill ...
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.
- Camelot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Chestnut Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
- Chestnut Grove is located in Hancock County
- Dry Branch
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dry Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Branch
- Dry Branch is located in Hancock County
- Duck Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Duck Creek is located in Hancock County
- Fox Branch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Branch
- Fox Branch is located in Hancock County
- Friendship
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Hawkins County
- Frost Ford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frost Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Ford
- Frost Ford is located in Hancock County
- Kyles Ford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles Ford
- Kyles Ford is located in Hancock County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kyles Ford <4>
- Lee Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Valley
- Lee Valley is located in Hawkins County
- Livesay Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livesay Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livesay Mill
- Livesay Mill is located in Hancock County
How Far From Rock Hill to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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 Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rock Hill and extending to:
- Sneedville, which is the Seat of Hancock County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 205 miles [329.9 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Rock Hill to Nashville, with an average speed<5>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 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 369 miles [593.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,256 miles [10,068.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,967 miles [11,212.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,843 miles [7,794.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rock Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Rock Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rock Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5506, Longitude: -83.1171 In this case, the coordinates for Rock Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Hill 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Rock Hill 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 311.569 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.289 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.038 degrees. |