Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rockwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rockwood and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Rockwood
- 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 Rockwood:
- 44.168011, -87.705491
- 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 Rockwood
- 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 Manitowoc County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Manitowoc County
- Since Rockwood is near Kewaunee County and also Brown County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Kewaunee County
- eBird sighting report for Brown 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 Rockwood ...
We found 22 communities that share the name Rockwood.
Within Wisconsin, the name Rockwood is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, we know of another 22 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 22 communities, twenty are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- California
- Colorado
- Illinois
- Kentucky
- Maine
- Manitoba
- This Rockwood lies 607 miles [976.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Rockwood that is located in Manitowoc County.
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Carolina
- Alamance County
- This Rockwood is located in Alamance County and lies 711 miles [1,144.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Rockwood that is located in Manitowoc County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alamance County community of Rockwood.
- Durham 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 Rockwood [Durham County].
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Rockwood lies 377 miles [606.7 km]<1> to the east of the Rockwood that is located in Manitowoc County.
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Lebanon County
- This Rockwood is located in Lebanon County and lies 630 miles [1,013.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Rockwood that is located in Manitowoc County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lebanon County community of Rockwood.
- Somerset County
- This Rockwood is located in Somerset County and lies 527 miles [848.1 km] to the east southeast of the Rockwood that is located in Manitowoc County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Rockwood.
- Venango 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 Pennsylvania community of Rockwood [Venango County].
- Tennessee
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rockwood ...
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.
- Branch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
- Branch is located in Manitowoc County
- Clover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
- Clover is located in Manitowoc County
- Fisherville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
- Fisherville is located in Manitowoc County
- Francis Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis Creek
- Francis Creek is located in Manitowoc County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Kingsbridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbridge
- Kingsbridge is located in Manitowoc County
- Maple Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Maple Grove is located in Manitowoc County
- Rube
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rube
- Rube is located in Manitowoc County
- Two Creeks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Two Creeks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Creeks
- Two Creeks is located in Manitowoc County
- Two Rivers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Rivers
- Two Rivers is located in Manitowoc County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,973 people
How Far From Rockwood 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 Rockwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rockwood and extending to:
- Manitowoc, which is the Seat of Manitowoc County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 113 miles [181.9 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Rockwood to Madison, with an average speed<4>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 659 miles [1,060.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,074 miles [9,775.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,819 miles [10,974.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,710 miles [7,580 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rockwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Manitowoc County: www.co.manitowoc.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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rockwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rockwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1680, Longitude: -87.7055 |
| <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 Rockwood 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 Rockwood 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 314.449 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.674 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.91 degrees. |