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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 Stop, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rogers Stop 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 Stop:
- 40.127294, -79.922549
- 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 Stop
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Rogers Stop is near Westmoreland County and also Fayette 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 Fayette 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 Stop
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rogers Stop ...
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.
- Black Diamond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Black Diamond is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
- California
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clover Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clover Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Coal Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cracker Jack
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cracker Jack is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cracker Jack
- Farquhar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Farquhar is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farquhar
- Fisher
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fisher is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Grandview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grandview is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Jonestown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jonestown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Lockview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lockview is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockview
- Long Branch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Long Branch is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Lover
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lover is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lover
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Naomi
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Naomi is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naomi
- Pricedale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pricedale is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pricedale
- Riverview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Riverview is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Smallwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Smallwood is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood
- Stockdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Twilight
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Twilight is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Twin Bridges
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Twin Bridges is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
- Victory Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Victory Hills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Hills
- Wood Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wood Run is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Run
How Far From Rogers Stop 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 community such as Rogers Stop to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Rogers Stop and extending to:
- Washington, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Rogers Stop to Washington, 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 160 miles [257.5 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 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 175 miles [281.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,964 miles [9,598.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,681 miles [10,752 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,556 miles [7,332.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rogers Stop) 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 Rogers Stop 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 Stop. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1273, Longitude: -79.9225 In this case, the coordinates for Rogers Stop have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.557 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.522 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.505 degrees. |
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