Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rogers Gap, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rogers Gap and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Rogers Gap
- 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 Gap:
- 38.304320, -84.536107
- 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 Gap
- 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 Scott County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Scott County
- Since Rogers Gap is near Harrison County and also Bourbon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Harrison County
- eBird sighting report for Bourbon 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rogers Gap ...
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.
- Alberta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Clabber Bottom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clabber Bottom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clabber Bottom
- Clabber Bottom is located in Scott County
- Cranetown
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Double Culvert
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Double Culvert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Culvert
- Double Culvert is located in Scott County
- Georgetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,847 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <2>
- Great Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Crossing
- Great Crossing is located in Scott County
- Indian Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Indian Hills is located in Scott County
- Lees Lick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Leesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Longlick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longlick
- Longlick is located in Scott County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Longlick
- From Rogers Gap to Longlick
- Mallard Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mallard Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Point
- Mallard Point is located in Scott County
- Muddy Ford
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Muddy Ford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Ford
- Muddy Ford is located in Scott County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Muddy Ford
- From Rogers Gap to Muddy Ford
- Sadieville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sadieville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sadieville
- Sadieville is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Skinnersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skinnersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinnersburg
- Skinnersburg is located in Scott County
- Turkey Foot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Turkey Foot. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Foot
- Turkey Foot is located in Scott County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Turkey Foot
- From Rogers Gap to Turkey Foot
- Longlick
How Far From Rogers Gap 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 Gap to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Rogers Gap and extending to:
- Georgetown, which is the Seat of Scott County, lies just to the South.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<4> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Rogers Gap to Frankfort, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 406 miles [653.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,233 miles [10,031 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,954 miles [11,191.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,829 miles [7,771.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rogers Gap. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rogers Gap) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rogers Gap. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3043, Longitude: -84.5361 In this case, the coordinates for Rogers Gap have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Gap 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 312.447 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.548 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.147 degrees. |