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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 Rockcroft, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rockcroft 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 Rockcroft:
    • 39.155660, -77.978053
    • 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 Rockcroft
  • 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 Clarke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
    • Since Rockcroft is near Jefferson County and also Frederick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick 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 Rockcroft

Communities Also Named Rockcroft ...

We found one communities that are also named Rockcroft.

Within Virginia, the name Rockcroft is unique.

Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Rockcroft in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ontario
      • This Rockcroft lies 379 miles [609.9 km]<1> to the north of the Rockcroft that is located in Clarke County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rockcroft ...

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.

  • Burnt Factory
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Burnt Factory is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Factory
  • Castlemans Ferry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Castlemans Ferry is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castlemans Ferry
  • Frogtown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Frogtown is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
  • Horse Shoe Curve
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Horse Shoe Curve is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Shoe Curve
  • Jamestown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jamestown is located in Jefferson County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Lewisville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lewisville is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
  • Lockes Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Lockes Landing is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockes Landing
  • Longwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Longwood is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
  • Mount Pleasant
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Mountain Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Mountain Lake is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
  • Pyletown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Pyletown is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyletown
  • River Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • River Park is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Park
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Rock Hall
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Rock Hall is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hall
    • Rocky Ford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Rocky Ford is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
    • Spout Run
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Spout Run is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Run
    • Stringtown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Stringtown is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
    • Summit Point
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Summit Point is located in Jefferson County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Point
    • Top Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Top Hill is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Top Hill
    • Treadwell
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Treadwell is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treadwell
    • Wheatland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Wheatland is located in Jefferson County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
    • Willow Lake
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Willow Lake is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Lake

How Far From Rockcroft 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 Rockcroft to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rockcroft and extending to:

  • Berryville, which is the Seat of Clarke County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Rockcroft to Richmond, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 53 miles [85.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,926 miles [9,537 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,634 miles [10,676.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,511 miles [7,259.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rockcroft) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Rockcroft 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 Rockcroft. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1557, Longitude: -77.9781       In this case, the coordinates for Rockcroft have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.432 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.095 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.015 degrees.