Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rogerstown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rogerstown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Rogerstown
- 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 Rogerstown:
- 40.000576, -79.627909
- 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 Rogerstown
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Since Rogerstown is near Westmoreland County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Westmoreland County
- eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Rogerstown ...
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.
- Coldbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Crossland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Elm Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Factory Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Factory Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factory Hill
- Factory Hill is located in Fayette County
- Furnace Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furnace Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
- Furnace Hill is located in Fayette County
- Graham Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graham Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Crossing
- Graham Crossing is located in Fayette County
- Hardy Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardy Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Hill
- Hardy Hill is located in Fayette County
- Hulltown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Irishtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Liberty
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Little Summit
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Summit
- Little Summit is located in Fayette County
- Monarch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Continue List (5 more) ...
- Nellie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Poplar Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Poplar Grove is located in Fayette County
- Raineytown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raineytown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raineytown
- Raineytown is located in Fayette County
- Reservoir Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reservoir Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reservoir Hill
- Reservoir Hill is located in Fayette County
- Trotter
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Nellie
How Far From Rogerstown 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 Rogerstown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Rogerstown and extending to:
- Uniontown, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 146 miles [235 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Rogerstown to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 157 miles [252.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,958 miles [9,588.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,673 miles [10,739.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,549 miles [7,320.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rogerstown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Fayette County: www.fayettepa.org
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Rogerstown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rogerstown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0006, Longitude: -79.6279 In this case, the coordinates for Rogerstown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Rogerstown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.383 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.305 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.42 degrees. |