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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 Rogers Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rogers Acres 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 Rogers Acres:
    • 32.756531, -83.784630
    • 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 Acres
  • 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 Bibb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bibb County
    • Since Rogers Acres is near Peach County and also Houston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Peach County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Houston 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 Acres

Communities Also Named Rogers Acres ...

We found one communities that are also named Rogers Acres.

Within Georgia, the name Rogers Acres is unique.

Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Rogers Acres in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Mississippi
      • Lee County
      • This Rogers Acres is located in Lee County and lies 303 miles [487.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rogers Acres that is located in Bibb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Rogers Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rogers Acres ...

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.

  • Camelot
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Camelot is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
  • Cherokee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Cherokee is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
  • Christian Rest
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Christian Rest is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Rest
  • Christophers Cove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Christophers Cove is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christophers Cove
  • Coal Neck Settlement ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Dixie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Dixie is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
  • Fairystone
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairystone is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairystone
  • Friendship
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Friendship is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
  • Glenhaven
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Glenhaven is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenhaven
  • Green Meadows
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Green Meadows is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
  • Groveland Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Groveland Park is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland Park
  • Hidden Forest
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Hidden Forest is located in Peach County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Forest
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Kings Cove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Kings Cove is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Cove
    • Liberty View
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Liberty View is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty View
    • Lumberhill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Lumberhill is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberhill
    • Meadowbrook
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Meadowbrook is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
    • Meadows
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Meadows is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
    • Rockmill ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Rockmill is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockmill
    • Rutland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Rutland is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
      • Estimated population in 2019: 842 people
    • Silver Pines
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Silver Pines is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Pines
    • Three Oaks
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Three Oaks is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Oaks
    • Trails End
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Trails End is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trails End

How Far From Rogers Acres to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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 Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Macon, which is the Seat of Bibb County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Rogers Acres to Macon, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 77 miles [123.9 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 567 miles [912.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,459 miles [10,394.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,155 miles [11,514.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,036 miles [8,104.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rogers Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Rogers Acres 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 Rogers Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7565, Longitude: -83.7846       In this case, the coordinates for Rogers Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.859 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.083 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.292 degrees.