Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rockwell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rockwell and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Rockwell
- 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 Rockwell:
- 33.591218, -95.549679
- 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 Rockwell
- 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 Lamar County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lamar County
- Since Rockwell is near Delta County and also Red River County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Delta County
- eBird sighting report for Red River 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 Rockwell ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Rockwell.
Within Texas, the name Rockwell is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- California
- Florida
- Brevard County
- This Rockwell is located in Brevard County and lies 952 miles [1,532.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Rockwell that is located in Lamar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brevard County community of Rockwell.
- 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 Florida community of Rockwell [Marion County].
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Michigan
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Washington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rockwell ...
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.
- Atlas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Frog Hop ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Givens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Glory
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glory
- Glory is located in Lamar County
- Howland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland
- Howland is located in Lamar County
- Jennings
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Marvin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Mount Joy Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Joy Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy Crossing
- Mount Joy Crossing is located in Delta County
- Paris
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Paris is located in Lamar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,872 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <6>
- Slabtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Sun Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Sun Valley is located in Lamar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
How Far From Rockwell 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 Rockwell to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rockwell and extending to:
- Paris, which is the Seat of Lamar County, lies just to the North.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 263 miles [423.3 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Rockwell to Austin, with an average speed<7>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,091 miles [1,755.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 62 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,895 miles [11,096.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,628 miles [12,276.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,506 miles [8,861 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rockwell. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lamar County: www.co.lamar.tx.us/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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- Rockwell) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rockwell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5912, Longitude: -95.5497 In this case, the coordinates for Rockwell 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 Rockwell 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> | 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 Rockwell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Rockwell 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 319.209 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.731 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.002 degrees. |