Rockaway
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Places

In California:
  • Rockaway Creek (California)
    Rockaway Creek (California)
    Rockaway Creek is a small creek, in the Rockaway Beach neighborhood of Pacifica, California. Located just south of Calera Creek.-See also:*List of watercourses in the San Francisco Bay Area...



In New Jersey:
  • Rockaway, New Jersey
    Rockaway, New Jersey
    Rockaway is a borough in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 6,438.Rockaway was formed as a borough on June 19, 1894, from portions of Rockaway Township, based on the results of a referendum held the previous...

    , a borough in Morris County
  • Rockaway Township, New Jersey
    Rockaway Township, New Jersey
    Rockaway Township is a township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 24,156....

    , a township in Morris County
  • Rockaway Creek (New Jersey), a tributary of the Lamington River in Hunterdon County
  • Rockaway River
    Rockaway River
    The Rockaway River is a tributary of the Passaic River, approximately 35 mi long, in northern New Jersey in the United States. The upper course of the river flows through a wooded mountainous valley, whereas the lower course flows through the populated New Jersey suburbs and former industrial...

    , a tributary of the Passaic River


In New York:
  • Rockaway, Queens
    Rockaway, Queens
    The Rockaway Peninsula, informally The Rockaways, is the name of a peninsula of Long Island, all of which is located within the New York City borough of Queens. A popular summer resort area since the 1830s, Rockaway has become a mixture of lower, middle, and upper-class neighborhoods...

    , a peninsula of Long Island
  • Far Rockaway, Queens
    Far Rockaway, Queens
    Far Rockaway is a neighborhood on the Rockaway Peninsula in the New York City borough of Queens in the United States. It is the easternmost section of the Rockaways. The neighborhood starts at the Nassau County line and extends west to Beach 32nd Street. The neighborhood is part of Queens Community...

    , a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens
  • Rockaway Beach, Queens
    Rockaway Beach, Queens
    Rockaway Beach is a neighborhood on the Rockaway Peninsula in the New York City borough of Queens. It is located on the South Shore of Long Island. The neighborhood is bounded by Arverne to the east and Rockaway Park to the west...

    , a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens
  • East Rockaway, New York
    East Rockaway, New York
    East Rockaway is a village in Nassau County, New York, in the United States. The population was 9,818 at the 2010 census.The Incorporated Village of East Rockaway is in the town Hempstead, adjacent to Lynbrook, Hewlett and Oceanside. The primary ethnicities are mainly Italian and Irish...

    , a village in Nassau County on Long Island
  • Rockaway Inlet
    Rockaway Inlet
    Rockaway Inlet is a strait connecting Jamaica Bay, wholly within New York City, with the Atlantic Ocean. It separates the Rockaway Peninsula in Queens from the Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn....

    , a strait off Long Island, New York, connecting Jamaica Bay with the Atlantic Ocean


In Oregon:
  • Rockaway Beach, Oregon
    Rockaway Beach, Oregon
    Rockaway Beach is a city in Tillamook County, Oregon, United States. The population was 1,267 at the 2000 census.-History:The community of Rockaway was established as a seaside resort in 1909 by the Rockaway Beach Company. It was named after Rockaway Beach on Long Island in New York. Rockaway post...

    , a city in Tillamook County

Ships

  • USS Rockaway (AVP-29)
    USS Rockaway (AVP-29)
    USS Rockaway was a United States Navy Barnegat-class seaplane tender in commission from 1943 to 1946. She served in both the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean during World War II...

    , a United States Navy seaplane tender in commission from 1943 to 1946
  • USCGC Rockaway (WAVP-377)
    USCGC Rockaway (WAVP-377)
    USCGC Rockaway , later WAGO-377, WHEC-377, and WOLE-377, was a Casco-class United States Coast Guard cutter in service from 1949 to 1972.-Construction and U.S. Navy service:...

    , later WAGO-377, WHEC-377, and WELO-377, a United States Coast Guard cutter in commission from 1949 to 1972

Other

  • Rockaway (carriage)
    Rockaway (carriage)
    Rockaway is a term applied to two types of carriage: a light, low, American four-wheel carriage with a fixed top and open sides that may be covered by waterproof curtains, and a heavy carriage enclosed at sides and rear, with a door on each side. The name may be derived from the town of Rockaway,...

    , two types of carriage
  • The dance referred to in the Fat Joe song Lean Back
    Lean Back
    "Lean Back" is a 2004 single from the Terror Squad's album True Story. It features Fat Joe and Remy Ma, and was produced by Scott Storch. Fat Joe raps verses one and three, and Remy handles verse two...

  • "Rockaway" (Beres Hammond
    Beres Hammond
    Beres Hammond is a reggae singer known in particular for his romantic lovers rock and soulful voice...

     song), a 2003 single from the album Can't Stop A Man

See also

  • Rockaway Beach (disambiguation)
  • Rockaway Avenue (disambiguation)
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