Places
In California:
- Rockaway Creek (California)
In New Jersey:
- Rockaway, New Jersey, a borough in Morris County
- Rockaway Township, New Jersey, a township in Morris County
- Rockaway Creek (New Jersey), a tributary of the Lamington River in Hunterdon County
- Rockaway River, a tributary of the Passaic River
In New York:
- Rockaway, Queens, a peninsula of Long Island
- Far Rockaway, Queens, a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens
- Rockaway Beach, Queens, a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens
- East Rockaway, New York, a village in Nassau County on Long Island
- Rockaway Inlet, a strait off Long Island, New York, connecting Jamaica Bay with the Atlantic Ocean
In Oregon:
- Rockaway Beach, Oregon, a city in Tillamook County
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