Rockerville
Rockerville is a small unincorporated community in Pennington County in the Black Hills of the U.S. state of South Dakota. Originally established as a mining camp, it was named for the "rockers" which were used to separate placer gold from stream gravel.- Type: Hamlet
- Description: human settlement in South Dakota, United States of America
- Also known as: “Rockerville, SD” and “Rockerville, South Dakota”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sitting Bull Crystal Cavern Dance Pavilion.
Sitting Bull Crystal Cavern Dance Pavilion
Building
Photo: 25or6to4, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Sitting Bull Crystal Cavern Dance Pavilion is a historic event venue on the south side of U.S. Highway 16 northeast of Rockerville, South Dakota, near the Sitting Bull Crystal Caverns. Sitting Bull Crystal Cavern Dance Pavilion is situated 2½ miles northeast of Rockerville.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Keystone Wye and Keystone.
Keystone Wye
Locality
Keystone Wye is an interchange of U.S. Route 16 and US 16A located in the Black Hills of South Dakota, featuring two unique structural glued laminated timber bridges. Keystone Wye is situated 5 miles southwest of Rockerville.
Keystone
Keystone is a tiny town in the Black Hills of South Dakota, at the entrance to the popular Mount Rushmore National Memorial. It offers a full range of accommodations, but at the price of a "tourist trap" veneer.
Etta
Locality
Etta, also known as Etta Camp and Etta Mine, is a ghost town in Pennington County, South Dakota, United States. It was a successful mining town, known for its discovery of the largest spodumene crystal ever found. Etta is situated 6 miles southwest of Rockerville.
Rockerville
Latitude
43.95772° or 43° 57′ 28″ northLongitude
-103.35842° or 103° 21′ 30″ westElevation
4,370 feet (1,332 metres)Open location code
85MRXJ5R+3JOpenStreetMap ID
node 151726628OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Rockerville” goes by many names.
- French: “Rockerville”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Clarkson Addition and Harney.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gold Hill and Rockerville Cemetery.
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