Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Rogersburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rogersburg and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Rogersburg

• 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 Rogersburg:
  • 46.078210, -116.979594
  • 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 Rogersburg

• 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 Asotin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Asotin County
  • Since Rogersburg is near Nez Perce County and also Wallowa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nez Perce County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wallowa 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 Rogersburg

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rogersburg ...

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.

• Cloverland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cloverland is located in Asotin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
• Flora ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Flora is located in Wallowa County (OR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
• Forest
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Forest is located in Lewis County (ID)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
• Grahams Landing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Grahams Landing is located in Asotin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahams Landing
• Jerry
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jerry is located in Asotin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerry
• Mountain View
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Mountain View is located in Asotin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
• Paradise
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Paradise is located in Wallowa County (OR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
• Slickpoo
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Slickpoo is located in Lewis County (ID)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickpoo
• Snow ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Snow is located in Nez Perce County (ID)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow
• Woodside
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodside is located in Nez Perce County (ID)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside

How Far From Rogersburg 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 Rogersburg to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Rogersburg and extending to:

• Asotin, which is the Seat of Asotin County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Rogersburg to Asotin, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over 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.
• Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 288 miles [463.5 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,070 miles [3,331.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 81 days and walking would take 118 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,779 miles [10,909.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,547 miles [12,145.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,606 miles [9,022 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'