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As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Rocky Ford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rocky Ford 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 Rocky Ford:
    • 39.231214, -78.049721
    • 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 Rocky Ford
  • 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 Rocky Ford ...

We found 30 communities that share the name Rocky Ford.

There are two communities within Virginia that are also named Rocky Ford.

Beyond Virginia, we know of another 28 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Virginia ...
    • Bedford County
      • This Rocky Ford is located in Bedford County and lies 159 miles [255.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Rocky Ford that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Rocky Ford.
    • Brunswick County
      • This Rocky Ford is located in Brunswick County and lies 163 miles [262.3 km]<1> to the south of the Rocky Ford that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brunswick County community of Rocky Ford.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Greene County
      • This Rocky Ford is located in Greene County and lies 708 miles [1,139.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Rocky Ford that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Rocky Ford.
    • Arkansas
      • Madison County
      • This Rocky Ford is located in Madison County and lies 882 miles [1,419.4 km]<1> to the west of the Rocky Ford that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Rocky Ford.
      • Marion County
      • This Rocky Ford is located in Marion County and lies 816 miles [1,313.2 km] to the west of the Rocky Ford that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Rocky Ford.
      • Perry County
      • This Rocky Ford is located in Perry County and lies 877 miles [1,411.4 km] to the west southwest of the Rocky Ford that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Rocky Ford.
      • Randolph County
      • This Rocky Ford is located in Randolph County and lies 729 miles [1,173.2 km] to the west southwest of the Rocky Ford that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Rocky Ford.
    • Colorado
      • Otero County
      • This Rocky Ford is located in Otero County and lies 1,382 miles [2,224.1 km]<1> to the west of the Rocky Ford that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otero County community of Rocky Ford.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Rocky Ford is located in Hillsborough County and lies 817 miles [1,314.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Rocky Ford that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Rocky Ford.
    • Georgia
      • Screven County
      • This Rocky Ford is located in Screven County and lies 500 miles [804.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Rocky Ford that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Screven County community of Rocky Ford.
    • Illinois
      • Cumberland County
      • This Rocky Ford is located in Cumberland County and lies 540 miles [869 km]<1> to the west of the Rocky Ford that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Rocky Ford.
    • Indiana
      • Warren County
      • This Rocky Ford is located in Warren County and lies 498 miles [801.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rocky Ford that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Rocky Ford.
    • Kansas
      • Clay 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 Kansas community of Rocky Ford [Clay County].
      • Greenwood County
      • This Rocky Ford is located in Greenwood County and lies 975 miles [1,569.1 km]<1> to the west of the Rocky Ford that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenwood County community of Rocky Ford.
      • Riley County
      • This Rocky Ford is located in Riley County and lies 989 miles [1,591.6 km] to the west of the Rocky Ford that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Riley County community of Rocky Ford.
      • Wabaunsee 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 Kansas community of Rocky Ford [Wabaunsee County].
    • Mississippi
      • Clay County
      • This Rocky Ford is located in Clay County and lies 701 miles [1,128.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rocky Ford that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Rocky Ford.
      • Pontotoc County
      • This Rocky Ford is located in Pontotoc County and lies 696 miles [1,120.1 km] to the west southwest of the Rocky Ford that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pontotoc County community of Rocky Ford.
      • Union County
      • This Rocky Ford is located in Union County and lies 699 miles [1,124.9 km] to the west southwest of the Rocky Ford that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Rocky Ford.
    • Missouri
      • Vernon County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Rocky Ford [Vernon County].
    • North Carolina
      • Franklin County
      • This Rocky Ford is located in Franklin County and lies 209 miles [336.4 km]<1> to the south of the Rocky Ford that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Rocky Ford.
    • Ohio
      • Wood County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Wood County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Rocky Ford.
    • Oklahoma
      • Comanche 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 Oklahoma community of Rocky Ford [Comanche County].
      • Delaware County
      • This Rocky Ford is located in Delaware County and lies 943 miles [1,517.6 km]<1> to the west of the Rocky Ford that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Rocky Ford.
      • Grady County
      • This Rocky Ford is located in Grady County and lies 1,141 miles [1,836.3 km] to the west of the Rocky Ford that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grady County community of Rocky Ford.
    • Oregon
      • Klamath County
      • This Rocky Ford is located in Klamath County and lies 2,249 miles [3,619.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rocky Ford that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Klamath County community of Rocky Ford.
      • Malheur County
      • This Rocky Ford is located in Malheur County and lies 2,027 miles [3,262.1 km] to the west northwest of the Rocky Ford that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Malheur County community of Rocky Ford.
    • South Dakota
      • Fall River County
      • This Rocky Ford is located in Fall River County and lies 1,349 miles [2,171 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rocky Ford that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fall River County community of Rocky Ford.
    • Tennessee
      • Campbell County
      • This Rocky Ford is located in Campbell County and lies 389 miles [626 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rocky Ford that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of Rocky Ford.
    • West Virginia
      • Upshur County
      • This Rocky Ford is located in Upshur County and lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<1> to the west of the Rocky Ford that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Upshur County community of Rocky Ford.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rocky Ford ...

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.

  • Brucetown
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brucetown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brucetown
    • Brucetown is located in Frederick County
  • Burnt Factory
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnt Factory have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Factory
    • Burnt Factory is located in Frederick County
  • Cedar Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
    • Cedar Hill is located in Frederick County
  • Clear Brook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Brook
    • Clear Brook is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clear Brook <5>
  • Gordondale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordondale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordondale
    • Gordondale is located in Frederick County
  • Heritage Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
    • Heritage Hills is located in Frederick County
  • Jamestown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Jamestown is located in Jefferson County (WV)
  • Jordan Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordan Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Springs
    • Jordan Springs is located in Frederick County
  • Leetown
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leetown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leetown
    • Leetown is located in Frederick County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Lewisville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewisville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
      • Lewisville is located in Clarke County
    • Mount Pleasant
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Clarke County
    • Rest
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest
      • Rest is located in Frederick County
    • Rock Hall
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hall
      • Rock Hall is located in Clarke County
    • Stringtown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
      • Stringtown is located in Clarke County
    • Summit Point
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Point
      • Summit Point is located in Jefferson County (WV)

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

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

  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Rocky Ford to Richmond, with an average speed<6>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 59 miles [95 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<7> 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).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,635 miles [10,678 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,511 miles [7,259.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rocky Ford. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Frederick County: www.co.frederick.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

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- Rocky Ford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rocky Ford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2312, Longitude: -78.0497       In this case, the coordinates for Rocky Ford 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 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 Rocky Ford 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 Rocky Ford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Rocky Ford to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.47 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.15 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.017 degrees.




 

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