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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 Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rogers Mill and the surrounding area.
- 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 Mill:
- 34.503709, -83.677679
- 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 Mill
- 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 White County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for White County
- Since Rogers Mill is near Habersham County and also Hall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Habersham County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hall 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 Mill
Communities Also Named Rogers Mill ...
We found three communities that are also named Rogers Mill.
There is one other community in Georgia that is also named Rogers Mill.
Beyond Georgia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Georgia ...
- Gwinnett County
- This Rogers Mill is located in Gwinnett County and lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Rogers Mill that is located in White County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gwinnett County community of Rogers Mill.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Charles County
- This Rogers Mill is located in Charles County and lies 464 miles [746.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Rogers Mill that is located in White County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Rogers Mill.
- Pennsylvania
- Fayette County
- This Rogers Mill is located in Fayette County and lies 445 miles [716.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Rogers Mill that is located in White County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Rogers Mill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rogers Mill ...
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.
- Benefit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Benefit is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benefit
- Centerside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Centerside is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerside
- Heads Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Heads Ferry is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heads Ferry
- Leaf
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Leaf is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf
- Leo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Leo is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo
- Leo has also been known as:
- Meldean
- Longview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Longview is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Oculus ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oculus is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oculus
- Pink
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pink is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
How Far From Rogers Mill 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 Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rogers Mill and extending to:
- Cleveland, which is the Seat of White County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Rogers Mill to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 476 miles [766 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,374 miles [10,258 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,078 miles [11,390.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,955 miles [7,974.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rogers Mill) 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 Mill 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 Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5037, Longitude: -83.6777 In this case, the coordinates for Rogers Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.863 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.334 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.819 degrees. |
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