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:
- 35.623959, -88.321988
- 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 Henderson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Henderson County
- Since Rock Hill is near Decatur County and also Chester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Decatur County
- eBird sighting report for Chester 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 ...
- Hancock 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 126 miles [202.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rock Hill that is located in Henderson 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 369 miles [593.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Rock Hill that is located in Henderson 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 280 miles [450.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Rock Hill that is located in Henderson 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 318 miles [511.8 km] to the south of the Rock Hill that is located in Henderson 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 254 miles [408.8 km] to the south southwest of the Rock Hill that is located in Henderson 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 410 miles [659.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Rock Hill that is located in Henderson 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 414 miles [666.3 km] to the east of the Rock Hill that is located in Henderson 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 459 miles [738.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rock Hill that is located in Henderson 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 621 miles [999.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rock Hill that is located in Henderson 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 622 miles [1,001 km] to the east northeast of the Rock Hill that is located in Henderson 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.
- Chapel Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Chapel Hill is located in Henderson County
- Five Forks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Five Forks is located in Decatur County
- Hickory Forks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Forks
- Hickory Forks is located in Decatur County
- Life
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Oak Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Palestine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Pleasant Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Henderson County
- Sand Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Sand Ridge is located in Henderson County
- Shady Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Hill
- Shady Hill is located in Henderson County
- Stringtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Stringtown is located in Henderson County
- Stubblefields ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stubblefields have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubblefields
- Stubblefields is located in Henderson County
- Timberlake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timberlake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Timberlake is located in Henderson County
How Far From Rock Hill 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 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:
- Lexington, which is the Seat of Henderson County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Rock Hill to Nashville, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 659 miles [1,060.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,512 miles [10,480 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,233 miles [11,640.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,108 miles [8,220.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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: 35.6240, Longitude: -88.3220 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 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 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 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.731 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.796 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.475 degrees. |