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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 Rogersville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rogersville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Rogersville:
    • 43.749153, -88.632331
    • 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 Rogersville
  • 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 Fond du Lac County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fond du Lac County
    • Since Rogersville is near Dodge County and also Winnebago County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dodge County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Winnebago 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 Rogersville

Communities Also Named Rogersville ...

We found seventeen communities that are also named Rogersville.

Within Wisconsin, the name Rogersville is unique.

Beyond Wisconsin, we know of seventeen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Lauderdale County
      • This Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County and lies 620 miles [997.8 km]<1> to the south of the Rogersville that is located in Fond du Lac County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Rogersville.
    • California
      • Kern County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Rogersville [Kern County].
    • Indiana
      • Henry County
      • This Rogersville is located in Henry County and lies 307 miles [494.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Rogersville that is located in Fond du Lac County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Rogersville.
    • Iowa
      • Benton County
      • This Rogersville is located in Benton County and lies 214 miles [344.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rogersville that is located in Fond du Lac County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Rogersville.
    • Kansas
      • Doniphan County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Rogersville [Doniphan County].
      • Ness County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Rogersville [Ness County].
      • Washington County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Washington County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Rogersville.
    • Kentucky
      • Hardin County
      • This Rogersville is located in Hardin County and lies 433 miles [696.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Rogersville that is located in Fond du Lac County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Rogersville.
    • Massachusetts
      • Middlesex County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Rogersville [Middlesex County].
    • Michigan
      • Genesee County
      • This Rogersville is located in Genesee County and lies 257 miles [413.6 km]<1> to the east of the Rogersville that is located in Fond du Lac County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Genesee County community of Rogersville.
    • Missouri
      • Chariton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Rogersville [Chariton County].
      • Webster County
      • This Rogersville is located in Webster County and lies 513 miles [825.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Rogersville that is located in Fond du Lac County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster County community of Rogersville.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Rogersville lies 1,142 miles [1,837.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rogersville that is located in Fond du Lac County.
    • New York
      • Steuben County
      • This Rogersville is located in Steuben County and lies 558 miles [898 km]<1> to the east of the Rogersville that is located in Fond du Lac County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Steuben County community of Rogersville.
    • North Carolina
      • Person County
      • This Rogersville is located in Person County and lies 713 miles [1,147.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Rogersville that is located in Fond du Lac County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Person County community of Rogersville.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Greene County
      • This Rogersville is located in Greene County and lies 505 miles [812.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Rogersville that is located in Fond du Lac County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Rogersville.
    • Tennessee
      • Hawkins County
      • This Rogersville is located in Hawkins County and lies 587 miles [944.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Rogersville that is located in Fond du Lac County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hawkins County community of Rogersville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rogersville ...

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 Wolf
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Black Wolf is located in Winnebago County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Wolf
  • Eden
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Eden is located in Fond du Lac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 943 people
  • Eldorado
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Eldorado is located in Fond du Lac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
  • Fairwater
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Fairwater is located in Fond du Lac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairwater
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
  • Farmersville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Farmersville is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
  • LeRoy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • LeRoy is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LeRoy
  • Little Point
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Little Point is located in Winnebago County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Point
  • Marblehead
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Marblehead is located in Fond du Lac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
  • Oak Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Oak Center is located in Fond du Lac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Center
  • Point Comfort
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Point Comfort is located in Winnebago County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Comfort
  • Ring
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Ring is located in Winnebago County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ring
  • Rush Lake
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Rush Lake is located in Winnebago County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Lake

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rogersville and extending to:

  • Fond du Lac, which is the Seat of Fond du Lac County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Rogersville to Fond du Lac, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 60 miles [96.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 687 miles [1,105.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,127 miles [9,860.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,872 miles [11,059.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,764 miles [7,666.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Rogersville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Rogersville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Rogersville could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<4>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.
<5>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 Rogersville 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 Rogersville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7492, Longitude: -88.6323       In this case, the coordinates for Rogersville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.088 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.339 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.52 degrees.