Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Rodgersville:
  • 37.676716, -88.769784
  • 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 Rodgersville

• 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 Williamson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Williamson County
  • Since Rodgersville is near Saline County and also Johnson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saline County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson 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 Rodgersville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rodgersville ...

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.

• Crab Orchard
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Crab Orchard is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Orchard
• Delta
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Delta is located in Saline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
• Dog Walk
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Dog Walk is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Walk
• Egypt Shores
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Egypt Shores is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Shores
• Egyptian Hills
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Egyptian Hills is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egyptian Hills
• Lake Crest
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake Crest is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Crest
• Marion
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Marion is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <1>
• Pharoahs Gardens
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Pharoahs Gardens is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharoahs Gardens
• Saline
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Saline is located in Saline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
• Spillertown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Spillertown is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillertown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
• Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sulphur Springs is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
• Sunset Harbor
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunset Harbor is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Harbor
• Wagon Creek Heaven
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Wagon Creek Heaven is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagon Creek Heaven

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

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

• Marion, which is the Seat of Williamson County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rodgersville to Marion, with an average speed<3> 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.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 153 miles [246.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 641 miles [1,031.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,429 miles [10,346.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,158 miles [11,519.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,035 miles [8,103 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'