Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Rogers Addition, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rogers Addition and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Rogers Addition

• Astronomy & Satellites ...
  • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
  • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Rogers Addition:
  • 35.777299, -91.618194
  • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Rogers Addition

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Independence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Independence County
  • Since Rogers Addition is near Cleburne County and also Sharp County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cleburne County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sharp County

• Waymarking ...
  • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Rogers Addition

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rogers Addition ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

• Hickory Valley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Hickory Valley is located in Independence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Valley
• Jamestown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jamestown is located in Independence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
• Limedale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Limedale is located in Independence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limedale
• Limedale Junction
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Limedale Junction is located in Independence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limedale Junction
• Limeville ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Limeville is located in Independence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeville
• Locust Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Locust Grove is located in Independence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
• Meadow Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Meadow Heights is located in Independence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Heights
• Quail Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Quail Valley is located in Independence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Valley
• Riverview
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Riverview is located in Independence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
• Sandtown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Sandtown is located in Independence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
• Sharp
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sharp is located in Independence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp
• Sulphur Rock
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Sulphur Rock is located in Independence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Rock
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people

How Far From Rogers Addition to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Rogers Addition to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Rogers Addition and extending to:

• Batesville, which is the Seat of Independence County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Rogers Addition to Little Rock, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 827 miles [1,330.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 47 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,633 miles [10,674.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,363 miles [11,849.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,240 miles [8,433 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'