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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 Rocklick, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rocklick 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 Rocklick:
    • 37.844821, -81.629624
    • 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 Rocklick
  • 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 Boone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Boone County
    • Since Rocklick is near Logan County and also Raleigh County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Logan County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Raleigh 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 Rocklick

Communities Also Named Rocklick ...

We found two communities that are also named Rocklick.

There are two communities within West Virginia that are also named Rocklick.

Beyond West Virginia.

  • Communities Located In West Virginia ...
    • Fayette County
      • This Rocklick is located in Fayette County and lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rocklick that is located in Boone County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Rocklick.
    • Marshall County
      • This Rocklick is located in Marshall County and lies 152 miles [244.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Rocklick that is located in Boone County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Rocklick.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rocklick ...

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.

  • Bald Knob
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Bob White
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Cyclone
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Cyclone is located in Wyoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
  • Dry Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Dry Creek is located in Raleigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek
  • Friendly View
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Friendly View is located in Raleigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly View
  • Greenwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Kelly
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Kelly is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
  • Marthatown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Marthatown is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marthatown
  • Packsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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How Far From Rocklick 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 Rocklick to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Madison, which is the Seat of Boone County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rocklick to Madison, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 34 miles [54.7 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 259 miles [416.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,136 miles [9,874.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,848 miles [11,020.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,723 miles [7,600.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Rocklick) 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 Rocklick 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 Rocklick. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8448, Longitude: -81.6296       In this case, the coordinates for Rocklick have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.668 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.447 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.023 degrees.