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==Location==
In 1956, British scientist [[James Fisher (naturalist)|James Fisher]] referred to Rockall as "the most isolated small rock ... in the oceans of the world".<ref name="Fisher, Rockall, 1956 12–13">Fisher (1956) pp.12–13</ref> An all round [[radio beacon|navigational beacon]] was first installed on Rockall's summit in 1972.<ref name=theregblast>[https://www.theregister.com/2017/03/22/rockall_peak_blasted_off_navy_expedition/ "Decapitating Rockall: How a 1970s Navy expedition blasted the top off the Atlantic islet" theregister.co.uk Gareth Corfield, Wed 22 Mar 2017]</ref> Rockall's location was precisely determined by Nick Hancock during his 2014 expedition.<ref name="ordan"/>

Rockall's nearest land point is the uninhabited [[Soay, St Kilda|Soay]], {{convert|301.3|km|nmi}} east in Scotland's St Kilda archipelago. Rockall's nearest inhabited area is [[Hirta]], St. Kilda's largest island, {{convert|303.2|km|nmi}} east<ref name="googea"/>{{Original research inline|date=February 2019}} and populated intermittently at a single military base.<ref name="mac77"/><ref name="kilda"/> Rockall's nearest permanently inhabited settlement is near Hogha Gearraidh [[crofting township]], which is located {{cvt|366.8|km|nmi}} east of Rockall on [[North Uist]]'s [[Aird an Rùnair]] headland,<ref name="goog3"/> at Ordnance Survey grid reference {{gbmappingsmall|NF 705 711}} {{nowrap|({{Coord|57|36|33|N|7|31|7|W|display=inline|name=Hogha Gearraidh / Hougharry}})}}.{{cn|date=June 2025}}

Rockall is {{convert|423.2|km|smi nmi|abbr=off}} north-west of [[Tory Island]], [[County Donegal]], Ireland.<ref name="GoogleEarthTory"/> Rockall is also {{convert|700|km|smi nmi|abbr=off}} south of [[Iceland]].<ref name=iceland/>