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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 ...
  • 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:
    • 39.065940, -77.828328
    • 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.
    • Open 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 Loudoun County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Loudoun County
    • Since Rock Hill is near Clarke County and also Fauquier County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fauquier 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Rock Hill

Communities Also Named Rock Hill ...

We found 28 communities that are also named Rock Hill.

There is one other community in Virginia that is also named Rock Hill.

Beyond Virginia, we know of 27 communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Virginia ...
    • Fauquier County
      • This Rock Hill is located in Fauquier County and lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Rock Hill that is located in Loudoun County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fauquier County community of Rock Hill.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Escambia County
      • This Rock Hill is located in Escambia County and lies 753 miles [1,211.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Rock Hill that is located in Loudoun County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Escambia County community of Rock Hill.
    • Arkansas
      • Greene County
      • This Rock Hill is located in Greene County and lies 725 miles [1,166.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rock Hill that is located in Loudoun 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 748 miles [1,203.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Rock Hill that is located in Loudoun County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walton County community of Rock Hill.
    • Georgia
      • Early County
      • This Rock Hill is located in Early County and lies 670 miles [1,078.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Rock Hill that is located in Loudoun County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Early County community of Rock Hill.
    • Indiana
      • Spencer County
      • This Rock Hill is located in Spencer County and lies 503 miles [809.5 km]<1> to the west of the Rock Hill that is located in Loudoun County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spencer County community of Rock Hill.
    • Louisiana
      • Grant Parish
      • This Rock Hill is located in Grant Parish and lies 981 miles [1,578.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rock Hill that is located in Loudoun County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant Parish community of Rock Hill.
    • 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 835 miles [1,343.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rock Hill that is located in Loudoun 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 849 miles [1,366.3 km] to the southwest of the Rock Hill that is located in Loudoun 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 827 miles [1,330.9 km] to the west southwest of the Rock Hill that is located in Loudoun County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rankin County community of Rock Hill.
    • Missouri
      • Saint Louis County
      • This Rock Hill is located in Saint Louis County and lies 674 miles [1,084.7 km]<1> to the west of the Rock Hill that is located in Loudoun County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Rock Hill.
    • New York
      • Sullivan County
      • This Rock Hill is located in Sullivan County and lies 245 miles [394.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Rock Hill that is located in Loudoun County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Rock Hill.
    • North Carolina
      • Cabarrus 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 North Carolina community of Rock Hill [Cabarrus County].
    • Ohio
      • Belmont County
      • This Rock Hill is located in Belmont County and lies 189 miles [304.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rock Hill that is located in Loudoun County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Belmont County community of Rock Hill.
    • Oregon
      • Linn County
      • This Rock Hill is located in Linn County and lies 2,323 miles [3,738.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rock Hill that is located in Loudoun County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Rock Hill.
    • South Carolina
      • Fairfield County
      • This Rock Hill is located in Fairfield County and lies 382 miles [614.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Rock Hill that is located in Loudoun 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 335 miles [539.1 km] to the south southwest of the Rock Hill that is located in Loudoun County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Rock Hill.
    • Tennessee
      • Hancock County
      • This Rock Hill is located in Hancock County and lies 336 miles [540.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rock Hill that is located in Loudoun County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Rock Hill.
      • Henderson County
      • This Rock Hill is located in Henderson County and lies 622 miles [1,001 km] to the west southwest of the Rock Hill that is located in Loudoun County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Rock Hill.
      • Humphreys 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 Tennessee community of Rock Hill [Humphreys County].
      • Sullivan County
      • This Rock Hill is located in Sullivan County and lies 304 miles [489.2 km] to the southwest of the Rock Hill that is located in Loudoun County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Rock Hill.
      • Williamson 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 Tennessee community of Rock Hill [Williamson County].
    • Texas
      • Cherokee County
      • This Rock Hill is located in Cherokee County and lies 1,080 miles [1,738.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rock Hill that is located in Loudoun 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].

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.

  • Castlemans Ferry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Castlemans Ferry is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castlemans Ferry
  • Flint Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Flint Hill is located in Loudoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
  • Frogtown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Frogtown is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
  • Horse Shoe Curve
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Horse Shoe Curve is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Shoe Curve
  • Howardsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Howardsville is located in Loudoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsville
  • Littletown
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Littletown is located in Loudoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littletown
  • Longview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Longview is located in Loudoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
  • Longwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Longwood is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
  • Murphys Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Murphys Corner is located in Loudoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Corner
  • Randolph Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Randolph Corner is located in Loudoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Corner
  • Round Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Spout Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Spout Run is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Run
  • Top Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Top Hill is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Top Hill

How Far From Rock Hill 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 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:

  • Leesburg, which is the Seat of Loudoun County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Rock Hill to Leesburg, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 107 miles [172.2 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 44 miles [70.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,924 miles [9,533.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,631 miles [10,671.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,508 miles [7,254.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rock Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0659, Longitude: -77.8283       In this case, the coordinates for Rock Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.348 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.986 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.985 degrees.