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Rocky Point (Montana)
Rocky Point may refer to: Antarctica * Rocky Point (Antarctica), Ross Island Australia * Rocky Point, New South Wales * Rocky Point, Queensland (Douglas Shire) * Rocky Point, Queensland (Weipa Town) * High Rocky Point in Tasmania * Low Rocky Point in Tasmania Canada * Rocky Point, in Metchosin, Greater Victoria, British Columbia * Rocky Point, Prince Edward Island * Rocky Point Park, in Port Moody, British Columbia Jamaica * Rocky Point, Jamaica Mexico * Puerto Peñasco, Sonora, a beach resort which erroneously translates as Rocky Point in English United States * Rocky Point, California (other), several places * Rocky Point (Tampa), a neighborhood within the city of Tampa, Florida * Rocky Point (Massachusetts), a peninsula in Plymouth, Massachusetts * Rocky Point, Montana * Rocky Point, Montana (ghost town) * Olive, Montana, also called Rocky Point * Rocky Point, New York * Rocky Point, Oregon * Rocky Point, Cowlitz County, Washington * Rocky Point, Kitsa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rocky Point (Antarctica)
Rocky Point is a 40 m high headland between Horseshoe Bay and Maumee Bight, about 4 km north of Cape Royds on Ross Island, Antarctica. Important Bird Area A 40 ha site, comprising all the ice-free ground at the point, has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International BirdLife International is a global partnership of non-governmental organizations that strives to conserve birds and their habitats. BirdLife International's priorities include preventing extinction of bird species, identifying and safeguarding ... because it supports a breeding colony of south polar skuas, with abouty 66 breeding pairs counted in 1981. References Important Bird Areas of Antarctica Seabird colonies Headlands of Ross Island {{RossIsland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rocky Point (Massachusetts)
Rocky Point is a peninsula in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The peninsula runs along Warren Cove and Plymouth Bay. The tip of the peninsula marks the convergence of Plymouth Bay and the larger Cape Cod Bay. The land rising from Plymouth Bay is considered to be the foothills to the Pine Hills. The neighborhood of the same name runs along the shoreline from Route 3A just south of the merge with Plimoth Plantation Highway to the Pilgrim Nuclear Generating Station. Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses is located in the midsection of the neighborhood. Erosion Heavy rains during July and August 2008 caused a failure of a storm drain on Rocky Hill Road east of Driftwood Lane. The rainwater was diverted, forming a gully along a property downhill on Driftwood Lane and washing out a stretch of that road. While a town engineer has declared that property to be safe, the homeowners are fearful for their safety. The water also exposed the foundation Foundation may refer to: * Foundation (non ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rocky Point State Park
Rocky Point State Park is a passive use state park on Narragansett Bay in Warwick, Rhode Island. The land has been a public attraction since the mid-1800s, most notably as Rocky Point Amusement Park. When the amusement park closed in 1994, it sat abandoned for years until the city and state purchased the land in stages between 2008–2013. It reopened to the public as a state park in October 2014. History Rocky Point has been a public attraction since the mid-1800s, located 10 miles from the state capital on a coastal point in Warwick, Rhode Island. William Winslow first began serving dinner and offering amusements when he purchased the land in 1847. By the middle of the 20th century, it was a very popular amusement park offering dozens of rides, including roller coasters, a log flume, Skyliner, Freefall, ferris wheel, and carousel. It was also home to the Shore Dinner Hall, a 4,000-seat food hall just outside the amusement park gates serving clamcakes, steamers, lobster, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rocky Point Amusement Park
Rocky Point Park was an amusement park on the Narragansett Bay shore of Warwick, Rhode Island. It operated from the late 1840s until it closed in 1995. In 1996, the park officially filed for bankruptcy. History Rocky Point Park was first conceived by Captain William Winslow in the 1840s. By 1847, he had purchased a part of the land and began to offer amusements and serve dinner. On Sunday, September 6, 1903, blue laws prevented the National League's Boston Beaneaters from playing the Philadelphia Phillies at their usual home park, South End Grounds in Boston. The game was moved to a field at Rocky Point, where the ocean apparently came right up to the edge of the outfield. (Boston won, 3-2.) In July 1936, the salt-water swimming pool at the park hosted tryouts for the 1936 Summer Olympics. From the 1950s through the mid-1990s, Rocky Point Park was one of the most popular attractions in Rhode Island. It featured rides such as the Skyliner, Corkscrew Loop Roller Coaster, Log ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rocky Point, Kitsap County, Washington
Rocky Point is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kitsap County, Washington, United States. Demographics In 2010, it had a population of 1,564 inhabitants, 784 of whom were male, and 780 of whom were female. Geography Rocky Point is located in central Kitsap County at coordinates 47°35′10″N 122°40′05″W. The CDP occupies a peninsula extending north from the city of Bremerton into the tidal Dyes Inlet, ending at Rocky Point. It is bordered to the east by Port Washington Narrows and Phinney Bay and to the west by Mud Bay, separating it from a parallel peninsula containing the Marine Drive neighborhood of Bremerton. According to the U.S. Census Bureau The United States Census Bureau (USCB), officially the Bureau of the Census, is a principal agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, responsible for producing data about the American people and economy. The Census Bureau is part of the ..., the Rocky Point CDP has a total area of , of which , or 1.26%, are water. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rocky Point, Cowlitz County, Washington
''Rocky'' is a 1976 American sports drama film directed by John G. Avildsen and written by and starring Sylvester Stallone. It is the first installment in the ''Rocky'' franchise and stars Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, and Burgess Meredith. In the film, Rocky Balboa (Stallone), an uneducated, small-time club fighter and debt collector gets an unlikely shot at the world heavyweight championship held by Apollo Creed (Weathers). ''Rocky'' entered development in March 1975, after Stallone wrote the screenplay in three days. It entered a complicated production process after Stallone refused to allow the film to be made without him in the lead role; United Artists eventually agreed to cast Stallone after he rejected a six figure deal for the film rights. Principal photography began in January 1976, with filming primarily held in Philadelphia; several locations featured in the film, such as the Rocky Steps, are now considered cultural landmarks. With an estimat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rocky Point, Oregon
Rocky Point is an unincorporated community in Klamath County, Oregon, United States. It is on Pelican Bay on the west shore of Upper Klamath Lake, about northwest of Klamath Falls and about north of Oregon Route 140 on Forest Highway 34 (Westside Road or Klamath County Highway 531). It is within the Winema National Forest. History Rocky Point has long been the site of a lakeside fishing resort of summer-only residents starting in the late 19th century, including wealthy San Franciscans, such as Herbert Fleishhacker. The first post office in the area was named Pelican; it was established in 1888 and stayed open until 1907. Another post office in the area was called Lawrentz after Martha A. Lawrentz, the postmaster; it ran from 1894 to 1895. The Recreation post office ran from 1913 until February 11, 1924, when the name was changed to Pelican Bay. The name was changed to Rocky Point on June 30, 1924. Rocky Point post office ran until 1947, when the name was changed to Harriman, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rocky Point, New York
Rocky Point is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Brookhaven, New York, United States. As of the 2010 United States census, the CDP population was 14,014. History Rocky Point is home to the site where American radio company RCA once operated a large transmitting and transmitter research facility, known as Radio Central. RCA began to transmit transatlantic radio messages from Radio Central after its opening on November 5, 1921. On January 7, 1927, AT&T initiated the first transatlantic commercial telephone service, linking London and New York. AT&T's transmitter was at Radio Central, and their receiver was in Houlton, Maine. The radiotelephone signal from Radio Central was received by the British General Post Office’s receiver facility in Cupar, Scotland. The Rocky Point site was decommissioned in 1978 and demolished in the 1980s. It now consists of many concrete ruins and downed telephone poles and radio towers, owned by the New York State Department of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olive, Montana
Olive (also Rocky Point) is an unincorporated community in north central Powder River County, Montana, United States. It lies along Highway 59 northwest of the town of Broadus, the county seat of Powder River County.Rand McNally. ''The Road Atlas '08.'' Chicago: Rand McNally Rand McNally is an American technology and publishing company that provides mapping, software and hardware for consumer electronics, commercial transportation and education markets. The company is headquartered in Chicago, with a distribution c ..., 2008, p. 61. Its elevation is 3,232 feet (985 m). The post office opened in 1909. It is now closed. References Unincorporated communities in Powder River County, Montana Unincorporated communities in Montana {{PowderRiverCountyMT-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rocky Point, Montana
Rocky Point is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lake County, Montana, United States. The population was 97 at the 2010 census. Geography Rocky Point is located in north-central Lake County at (47.732361, -114.182570), along the west shore of the south end of Flathead Lake. It is bordered to the northeast by the Kings Point CDP and to the southwest by the Jette CDP. It is north of Polson, the county seat. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 107 people, 45 households, and 34 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 66 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.33% White, 0.93% Native American, and 3.74% from two or more races. There were 45 households, out of which 26.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.2% were married couples living together, 4.4% had a female householder with no husband ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rocky Point (Tampa)
Rocky Point is an area in Tampa Bay consisting of both areas within and around the city limits of Tampa, Florida. It is connected to mainland Tampa by the Courtney Campbell Causeway, which continues west across the bay to Clearwater. Tampa International Airport is located at the other end of the causeway about a mile east of Rocky Point. The nearest neighborhoods are Dana Shores, Pelican Island, Sweetwater, and Baycrest Park. Additionally, Westshore is to the southeast, and the Town 'n' Country area is to the north. The zip codes serving the area are 33607, 33615, and 33634. ''powered by '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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