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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 Rocksdale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rocksdale and the surrounding area.
- 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 Rocksdale:
- 38.844082, -81.220908
- 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 Rocksdale
- 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 Calhoun County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
- Since Rocksdale is near Roane County and also Wirt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Roane County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wirt 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 Rocksdale
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rocksdale ...
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.
- Adam
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Adam is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adam
- Beaverdam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beaverdam is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam
- Beech
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Grace is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Grantsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Green Acres
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Green Acres is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Joker
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Joker is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joker
- Leatherbark
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Leatherbark is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherbark
- Liberty Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Hill is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Millstone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Millstone is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Nancy Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Nancy Run is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancy Run
- Otto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Otto is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Pink
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Purdy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Purdy is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Quiet Vale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Quiet Vale is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Vale
- Sand Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sand Ridge is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Walnut Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
How Far From Rocksdale 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 Rocksdale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Rocksdale and extending to:
- Grantsville, which is the Seat of Calhoun County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Rocksdale to Charleston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 224 miles [360.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,789 miles [10,925.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,664 miles [7,506 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Rocksdale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Rocksdale 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 Rocksdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8441, Longitude: -81.2209 In this case, the coordinates for Rocksdale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.40 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.288 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.524 degrees. |
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