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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 Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rogers Springs 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 Springs:
- 35.050117, -88.975429
- 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 Springs
- 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 Hardeman County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hardeman County
- Since Rogers Springs is near Tippah County and also Benton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tippah County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Benton 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 Springs
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rogers Springs ...
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.
- Brody
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brody is located in Benton County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brody
- Hebron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hebron is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Hopewell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell is located in Benton County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Lacy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lacy is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
- Lisbon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lisbon is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Pocahontas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Poor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Poor is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poor
- Porters Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Porters Creek is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Creek
- Walnut
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Rogers Springs 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 Springs 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 Springs and extending to:
- Bolivar, which is the Seat of Hardeman County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Rogers Springs to Bolivar, 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 four to five hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 145 miles [233.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 709 miles [1,141 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,566 miles [10,567 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,287 miles [11,727.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,162 miles [8,307.4 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' (or 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- Rogers Springs) 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 Springs 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 Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0501, Longitude: -88.9754 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.106 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.151 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.878 degrees. |
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