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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 Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rogers Heights 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 Heights:
    • 33.560670, -83.920186
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Rogers Heights
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Rogers Heights ...

We found two communities that share the name Rogers Heights.

Within Georgia, the name Rogers Heights is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Prince George's County
      • This Rogers Heights is located in Prince George's County and lies 538 miles [865.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Rogers Heights that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Rogers Heights.
    • Michigan
      • Kent County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Rogers Heights [Kent County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rogers Heights ...

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.

  • Abide Awhile
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abide Awhile have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abide Awhile
    • Abide Awhile is located in Newton County
  • Beaver Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
    • Beaver Creek is located in Newton County
  • Forest Lakes
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lakes
    • Forest Lakes is located in Newton County
  • Forest Mill
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
    • Forest Mill is located in Newton County
  • Fox Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadows
    • Fox Meadows is located in Newton County
  • Hidden Pines
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Pines
    • Hidden Pines is located in Newton County
  • Knights Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knights Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Landing
    • Knights Landing is located in Newton County
  • Plum Orchard
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Orchard
    • Plum Orchard is located in Newton County
  • Porterdale
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porterdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterdale
    • Porterdale is located in Newton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,475 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Porterdale <4>
  • River North
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River North have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River North
    • River North is located in Newton County
  • Slades Mill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slades Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slades Mill
    • Slades Mill is located in Newton County
  • Twin Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
    • Twin Oaks is located in Newton County

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

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

  • Covington, which is the Seat of Newton County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Rogers Heights to Atlanta, with an average speed<5> 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 over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 531 miles [854.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,428 miles [10,344.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,128 miles [11,471.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,007 miles [8,058 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rogers Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Newton County: www.co.newton.ga.us/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

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 from Point A (ie- Rogers Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rogers Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5607, Longitude: -83.9202       In this case, the coordinates for Rogers Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Rogers Heights could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Heights to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.972 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.327 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.15 degrees.




 

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