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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 Rockaway Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rockaway Beach 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 Rockaway Beach:
    • 44.046373, -88.509836
    • 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 Rockaway Beach
  • 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 Rockaway Beach ...

We found eight communities that share the name Rockaway Beach.

There is one other community in Wisconsin which is also named Rockaway Beach.

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

  • Communities Located In Wisconsin ...
    • Calumet County
      • This Rockaway Beach is located in Calumet County and lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rockaway Beach that is located in Winnebago County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calumet County community of Rockaway Beach.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • San Mateo County
      • This Rockaway Beach is located in San Mateo County and lies 1,816 miles [2,922.6 km]<1> to the west of the Rockaway Beach that is located in Winnebago County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Mateo County community of Rockaway Beach.
    • Idaho
      • Kootenai County
      • This Rockaway Beach is located in Kootenai County and lies 1,370 miles [2,204.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rockaway Beach that is located in Winnebago County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kootenai County community of Rockaway Beach.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This Rockaway Beach is located in Baltimore County and lies 704 miles [1,133 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Rockaway Beach that is located in Winnebago County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Rockaway Beach.
    • Missouri
      • Taney County
      • This Rockaway Beach is located in Taney County and lies 562 miles [904.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Rockaway Beach that is located in Winnebago County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taney County community of Rockaway Beach.
    • New York
      • Queens 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 New York community of Rockaway Beach [Queens County].
    • Oregon
      • Tillamook County
      • This Rockaway Beach is located in Tillamook County and lies 1,724 miles [2,774.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rockaway Beach that is located in Winnebago County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tillamook County community of Rockaway Beach.
    • Washington
      • Island County
      • This Rockaway Beach is located in Island County and lies 1,639 miles [2,637.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rockaway Beach that is located in Winnebago County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Island County community of Rockaway Beach.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rockaway Beach ...

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.

  • Black Wolf
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Wolf have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Wolf
    • Black Wolf is located in Winnebago County
  • Harbor Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Springs
    • Harbor Springs is located in Winnebago County
  • Island Beach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Beach
    • Island Beach is located in Winnebago County
  • Leonards Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leonards Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonards Point
    • Leonards Point is located in Winnebago County
  • Little Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Point
    • Little Point is located in Winnebago County
  • Point Comfort
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Comfort
    • Point Comfort is located in Winnebago County
  • Rainbow Beach
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainbow Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Beach
    • Rainbow Beach is located in Winnebago County
  • Rockaway Beach
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockaway Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockaway Beach
    • Rockaway Beach is located in Calumet County
  • Shangri La Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shangri La Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shangri La Point
    • Shangri La Point is located in Winnebago County
  • Stony Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Beach
    • Stony Beach is located in Winnebago County
  • Sunrise Bay
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Bay
    • Sunrise Bay is located in Winnebago County
  • Sunset Beach
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
    • Sunset Beach is located in Calumet County
  • Sunset Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Point
    • Sunset Point is located in Winnebago County
  • Zion
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
    • Zion is located in Winnebago County

How Far From Rockaway Beach to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Rockaway Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Oshkosh, which is the Seat of Winnebago County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Rockaway Beach to Madison, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 690 miles [1,110.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 40 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,108 miles [9,829.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,854 miles [11,030.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,746 miles [7,637.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

The official website for Winnebago County: www.co.winnebago.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.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- Rockaway Beach) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rockaway Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0464, Longitude: -88.5098       In this case, the coordinates for Rockaway Beach 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 Rockaway Beach 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>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.
<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 Rockaway Beach to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.999 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.281 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.367 degrees.




 

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