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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 Rogers Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rogers Mill 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 Rogers Mill:
- 39.992297, -79.410869
- 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 Rogers Mill
- 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Since Rogers Mill is near Westmoreland County and also Somerset County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset 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 Rogers Mill
Communities Also Named Rogers Mill ...
We found three communities that are also named Rogers Mill.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Rogers Mill is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Gwinnett County
- This Rogers Mill is located in Gwinnett County and lies 488 miles [785.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Rogers Mill that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gwinnett County community of Rogers Mill.
- White County
- This Rogers Mill is located in White County and lies 445 miles [716.2 km] to the southwest of the Rogers Mill that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of Rogers Mill.
- Maryland
- Charles County
- This Rogers Mill is located in Charles County and lies 168 miles [270.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Rogers Mill that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Rogers Mill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rogers Mill ...
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.
- Breakneck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Breakneck is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakneck
- Champion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Indian Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Indian Creek is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Indian Head
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Indian Head is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Head
- Jones Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Grove is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Mill Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Normalville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Seven Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
How Far From Rogers Mill 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 Rogers Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rogers Mill and extending to:
- Uniontown, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rogers Mill to Uniontown, 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.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 135 miles [217.3 km] to the east (E). 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 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 147 miles [236.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,949 miles [9,574 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,664 miles [10,724.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,540 miles [7,306.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Rogers Mill 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 Rogers Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9923, Longitude: -79.4109 In this case, the coordinates for Rogers Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.251 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.153 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.327 degrees. |
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