Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Rogerson:
  • 42.217966, -114.594204
  • 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 Rogerson

• 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 Twin Falls County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Twin Falls County
  • Since Rogerson is near Elko County and also Owyhee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Elko County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Owyhee 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 Rogerson

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rogerson ...

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.

• Amsterdam
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Amsterdam is located in Twin Falls County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
• Greys Landing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Greys Landing is located in Twin Falls County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greys Landing
• Indian Jim Place
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Indian Jim Place is located in Twin Falls County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Jim Place
• Jackpot
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jackpot is located in Elko County (NV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackpot
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackpot <1>
• May Place
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • May Place is located in Twin Falls County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Place
• Meteor
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Meteor is located in Twin Falls County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meteor
• Player Place
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Player Place is located in Twin Falls County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Player Place
• Riverside Park ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Riverside Park is located in Elko County (NV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
• Rock House Place
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Rock House Place is located in Twin Falls County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock House Place
• Threemile Crossing
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Threemile Crossing is located in Twin Falls County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threemile Crossing

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Rogerson and extending to:

• Twin Falls, which is the Seat of Twin Falls County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Rogerson to Twin Falls, with an average speed<3> 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.
• Boise, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 126 miles [202.8 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,967 miles [3,165.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 77 days and walking would take 112 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,972 miles [11,220.3 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 7,741 miles [12,457.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,751 miles [9,255.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'