Today, the city is home to a number of manufacturing and service businesses. Tourism is a major industry in the Rogue River area, with visitors...
Sunset
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Darkness
Most people know that sunset is the time when the sun goes down. But did you know that the sun doesn't actually set? Instead, Earth rotates into darkness, giving us the illusion that the sun is setting. So what causes sunset?
Well, it's a combination of things. The Earth's atmosphere scatters sunlight in every direction, but blue and violet light are scattered more than other colors. This is why the sky is usually blue during the daytime. As the sun gets lower in the sky, the atmosphere becomes thicker and more dense.
This scattering of sunlight happens to a greater extent, and we see red and orange light more than blue and violet light. That's why sunset is usually a beautiful red or orange color. So next time you see sunset, remember that you're actually seeing Earth rotate into darkness!
Rogue River is the county seat of Douglas County, Oregon, United States. The city is located in the northeast corner of the county, on the banks of the Rogue River, about south of Medford. The population was 21,936 at the 2010 census, up from 21,693 in 2000.
Rogue River is a small city, with a downtown area that is nestled against a State Park and surrounded by farms. The city is also home to the Rogue Classic Car Show, held annually the first weekend in December. The show is considered one of the top car shows in the country.
Rogue River is located at (42.78337, -122.22636).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water.
Rogue River is at the junction of U.S. Route 20 and Oregon Route 138, about south of Medford, the county seat.
Rogue River has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate characterized by fairly warm to hot days and cool to cold nights. Winters are mild, with occasional cold fronts but no snow. The average temperature in January is , while the average temperature in July is . Annual precipitation is .
Notable geographic features in the Rogue River area include Timberline Lodge, the confluence of the Rogue and McArthur Rivers, and the Oregon Coast Range to the south.
Rogue River is in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Oregon and is within the jurisdiction of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
The City of Rogue River is served by Rogue River Community Schools, which has one high school and four middle schools.
The Rogue River area was inhabited by the Kalapuya people, who subsisted on hunting and gathering. They were displaced by the Bear River Massacre of 1843.
The first white man to visit the Rogue River valley was Kit Carson in 1844. David Douglas, whose family settled in the area in the early 1850s, named the Rogue River for the rogue waves that he had seen on the coast of Chile.
In 1853, the first post office opened in the Rogue River valley, with Charles Griffin as the first postmaster. Early settlers included the Murrays, the Murrays of Bear Valley and Thomas and Margaret McNamara.
As settlers came to the Rogue Valley, they found the area unsuitable for farming. The first major industry to be established in the Rogue River area was the logging industry. Lumber was hauled down the river on the logs floating process. Toward the end of the 19th century, the lumber industry began to decline, but other industries followed, including the milling industry.
Today, the city is home to a number of manufacturing and service businesses. Tourism is a major industry in the Rogue River area, with visitors coming to see the lumber
}As the sun sets, the sky slowly grows dark. For many people, this is a time to relax and wind down for the day. But have you ever wondered exactly when it gets dark? The answer may surprise you.
Did you know that darkness actually begins long before the sun sets? As the sun gets lower in the sky, its light has to travel through more atmosphere. This filters out some of the blue light, making the sun look redder. At the same time, shadows get longer and darker. So by the time the sun finally dips below the horizon, darkness has already begun to fall.
Of course, not all places on Earth experience darkness at the same time. Near the equator, the sun sets and rises almost directly overhead. This means that there is less of a difference between daytime and nighttime. Closer to the poles, however, the sun stays low in the sky for much of the year. This leads to longer periods of darkness during wintertime.