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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 Rogue River, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rogue River 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 Rogue River:
- 42.435491, -123.168210
- 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 Rogue River
- 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Since Rogue River is near Josephine County and also Douglas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Josephine County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas 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 Rogue River
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rogue River ...
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.
- Foots Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Foots Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foots Creek
- Fruitdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fruitdale is located in Josephine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
- Gold Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Grants Pass
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Murphy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Point ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rock Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point
- Sams Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sams Valley is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Valley
- Starvation Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Starvation Heights is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starvation Heights
- Table Rock Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Table Rock Station is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock Station
- Williams Creek ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Williams Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Creek
How Far From Rogue River to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Rogue River to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Rogue River and extending to:
- Medford, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Rogue River to Medford, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 173 miles [278.4 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,398 miles [3,859.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 137 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,124 miles [11,465 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 7,888 miles [12,694.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,984 miles [9,630.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rogue River) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Rogue River 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 Rogue River. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4355, Longitude: -123.1682 In this case, the coordinates for Rogue River have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.255 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.627 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.572 degrees. |
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