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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Rogerville:
    • 39.611277, -121.222461
    • 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 Rogerville
  • 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 Butte County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Butte County
    • Since Rogerville is near Plumas County and also Yuba County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Plumas County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Yuba 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 Rogerville

Communities Also Named Rogerville ...

We found one communities that are also named Rogerville.

Within California, the name Rogerville is unique.

Beyond California, there is another community also named Rogerville in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Mitchell County
      • This Rogerville is located in Mitchell County and lies 2,152 miles [3,463.3 km]<1> to the east of the Rogerville that is located in Butte County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mitchell County community of Rogerville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rogerville ...

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.

  • Cascade
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Cascade is located in Plumas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
  • Challenge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Eagleville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Eagleville is located in Yuba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
  • Feather Falls
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Golden Trout Crossing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Lumpkin ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Lumpkin is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
  • Nelsons Crossing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Nelsons Crossing is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Crossing
  • Strawberry Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodleaf
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Woodleaf is located in Yuba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodleaf

How Far From Rogerville 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 Rogerville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rogerville and extending to:

  • Oroville, which is the Seat of Butte County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rogerville to Oroville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 72 miles [115.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 4 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,338 miles [3,762.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 133 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,274 miles [11,706.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,040 miles [12,939.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,096 miles [9,810.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rogerville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<4>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Rogerville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rogerville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6113, Longitude: -121.2225       In this case, the coordinates for Rogerville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.384 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.265 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.415 degrees.