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

When in Rogersville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rogersville 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 Rogersville:
    • 43.122804, -83.576899
    • 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 Rogersville
  • 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 Rogersville ...

We found seventeen communities that share the name Rogersville.

Within Michigan, the name Rogersville is unique.

Beyond Michigan, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Lauderdale County
      • This Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County and lies 606 miles [975.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Rogersville that is located in Genesee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Rogersville.
    • California
      • Kern County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Rogersville [Kern County].
    • Indiana
      • Henry County
      • This Rogersville is located in Henry County and lies 231 miles [371.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Rogersville that is located in Genesee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Rogersville.
    • Iowa
      • Benton County
      • This Rogersville is located in Benton County and lies 445 miles [716.2 km]<1> to the west of the Rogersville that is located in Genesee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Rogersville.
    • Kansas
      • Doniphan County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Rogersville [Doniphan County].
      • Ness County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Rogersville [Ness County].
      • Washington County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Washington County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Rogersville.
    • Kentucky
      • Hardin County
      • This Rogersville is located in Hardin County and lies 386 miles [621.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Rogersville that is located in Genesee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Rogersville.
    • Massachusetts
      • Middlesex County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Rogersville [Middlesex County].
    • Missouri
      • Chariton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Rogersville [Chariton County].
      • Webster County
      • This Rogersville is located in Webster County and lies 649 miles [1,044.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Rogersville that is located in Genesee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster County community of Rogersville.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Rogersville lies 919 miles [1,479 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rogersville that is located in Genesee County.
    • New York
      • Steuben County
      • This Rogersville is located in Steuben County and lies 302 miles [486 km]<1> to the east of the Rogersville that is located in Genesee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Steuben County community of Rogersville.
    • North Carolina
      • Person County
      • This Rogersville is located in Person County and lies 517 miles [832 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Rogersville that is located in Genesee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Person County community of Rogersville.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Greene County
      • This Rogersville is located in Greene County and lies 281 miles [452.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Rogersville that is located in Genesee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Rogersville.
    • Tennessee
      • Hawkins County
      • This Rogersville is located in Hawkins County and lies 464 miles [746.7 km]<1> to the south of the Rogersville that is located in Genesee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hawkins County community of Rogersville.
    • Wisconsin
      • Fond du Lac County
      • This Rogersville is located in Fond du Lac County and lies 257 miles [413.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rogersville that is located in Genesee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fond du Lac County community of Rogersville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rogersville ...

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.

  • Atlas
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlas have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
    • Atlas is located in Genesee County
  • Birch Run
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Elba
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elba have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
    • Elba is located in Lapeer County
  • Farmers Creek
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmers Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Creek
    • Farmers Creek is located in Lapeer County
  • Five Lakes
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Lakes
    • Five Lakes is located in Lapeer County
  • Flint
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
    • Flint is located in Genesee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,968 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flint <5>
  • Flushing
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flushing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flushing
    • Flushing is located in Genesee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,840 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flushing <5>
  • Hunters Creek
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek
    • Hunters Creek is located in Lapeer County
  • Otter Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otter Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Lake
    • Otter Lake is located in Lapeer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otter Lake <5>
  • Pine Run
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Run have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Run
    • Pine Run is located in Genesee County

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

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

  • Flint, which is the Seat of Genesee County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rogersville to Flint, with an average speed<6> 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.
  • Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 56 miles [90.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 448 miles [721 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,973 miles [9,612.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,707 miles [10,793.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,588 miles [7,383.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

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

The official website for Genesee County: www.co.genesee.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rogersville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rogersville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1228, Longitude: -83.5769       In this case, the coordinates for Rogersville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Rogersville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Rogersville 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.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Rogersville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.734 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.443 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.159 degrees.









 

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