Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rocky Mount, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rocky Mount and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Rocky Mount
- 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 Mount:
- 36.997615, -79.891855
- 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 Mount
- 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Since Rocky Mount is near Henry County and also Roanoke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Henry County
- eBird sighting report for Roanoke 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 Rocky Mount ...
We found nine communities that share the name Rocky Mount.
Within Virginia, the name Rocky Mount is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Chilton County
- This Rocky Mount is located in Chilton County and lies 474 miles [762.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rocky Mount that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chilton County community of Rocky Mount.
- 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 Alabama community of Rocky Mount [Clay County].
- Georgia
- Meriwether County
- This Rocky Mount is located in Meriwether County and lies 378 miles [608.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Rocky Mount that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meriwether County community of Rocky Mount.
- Louisiana
- Bossier Parish
- This Rocky Mount is located in Bossier Parish and lies 828 miles [1,332.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rocky Mount that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bossier Parish community of Rocky Mount.
- Mississippi
- Kemper 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 Mississippi community of Rocky Mount [Kemper County].
- Missouri
- Miller County
- This Rocky Mount is located in Miller County and lies 703 miles [1,131.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rocky Mount that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miller County community of Rocky Mount.
- Morgan County
- This Rocky Mount is located in Morgan County and lies 706 miles [1,136.2 km] to the west northwest of the Rocky Mount that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Rocky Mount.
- North Carolina
- Edgecombe County
- This Rocky Mount is located in Edgecombe County and lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Rocky Mount that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edgecombe County community of Rocky Mount.
- South Carolina
- Chester 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 South Carolina community of Rocky Mount [Chester County].
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rocky Mount ...
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 Chimney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
- Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County
- Crafts Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crafts Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafts Point
- Crafts Point is located in Franklin County
- Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Crossroads is located in Franklin County
- Fork Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fork Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Mountain
- Fork Mountain is located in Franklin County
- Hay Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Helm
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Henry Fork
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henry Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Fork
- Henry Fork is located in Franklin County
- Red Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Valley
- Red Valley is located in Franklin County
- Union Hall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hall
- Union Hall is located in Franklin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Hall <5>
How Far From Rocky Mount 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 town such as Rocky Mount to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rocky Mount and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Rocky Mount to Richmond, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 203 miles [326.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,101 miles [9,818.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,805 miles [10,951.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,682 miles [7,534.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Rocky Mount: www.rockymountva.org/
The official website for Franklin County: www.franklincountyva.org/
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rocky Mount) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rocky Mount. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9976, Longitude: -79.8919 |
| <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 Mount 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 Mount, 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 Mount 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 309.649 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.157 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.572 degrees. |