Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Rodgers Crossing:
  • 36.861892, -119.120949
  • 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 Rodgers Crossing

• 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 Fresno County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fresno County
  • Since Rodgers Crossing is near Tulare County and also Nevada County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tulare County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nevada 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 Rodgers Crossing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rodgers Crossing ...

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.

• Avocado
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Avocado is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avocado
• Cedarbrook
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedarbrook is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarbrook
• Crabtree
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Crabtree is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
• Deer Crossing
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Deer Crossing is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Crossing
• Dinkey Creek
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Dinkey Creek is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinkey Creek
• Goodmill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Goodmill is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodmill
• Rogers Crossing
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Rogers Crossing is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Crossing
• Sawmill Flat
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Sawmill Flat is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmill Flat
• Trimmer
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Trimmer is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimmer

How Far From Rodgers Crossing to ...

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

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

• Fresno, which is the Seat of Fresno County, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Rodgers Crossing to Fresno, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 175 miles [281.6 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,277 miles [3,664.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 130 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,408 miles [11,922 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,177 miles [13,159.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,192 miles [9,965.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'