Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lake Rogers Isle:
  • 26.381465, -80.073931
  • 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 Lake Rogers Isle

• 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 Palm Beach County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Palm Beach County
  • Since Lake Rogers Isle is near Broward County and also Miami-Dade County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Broward County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Miami-Dade 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 Lake Rogers Isle

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake Rogers Isle ...

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.

• Caribbean Key
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Caribbean Key is located in Palm Beach County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caribbean Key
• College Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • College Park is located in Broward County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
• Fairlawn
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Fairlawn is located in Broward County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
• High Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • High Point is located in Palm Beach County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
• Kings Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Kings Point is located in Palm Beach County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
• Kingsland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Kingsland is located in Palm Beach County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
• Paradise Palms
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Paradise Palms is located in Palm Beach County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Palms
• Park Haven
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Park Haven is located in Broward County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Haven
• Royal Oak Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Royal Oak Hills is located in Palm Beach County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oak Hills
• Tropic Isle
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Tropic Isle is located in Palm Beach County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tropic Isle
• University Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • University Park is located in Palm Beach County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park

How Far From Lake Rogers Isle 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 Lake Rogers Isle to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• West Palm Beach, which is the Seat of Palm Beach County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Lake Rogers Isle to West Palm Beach, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 379 miles [609.9 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 881 miles [1,417.8 km] to the north (N). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 50 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,577 miles [10,584.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,228 miles [11,632.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,143 miles [8,276.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'