Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ragtown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ragtown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ragtown
- 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 Ragtown:
- 39.648414, -80.265077
- 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 Ragtown
- 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 Monongalia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Monongalia County
- Since Ragtown is near Marion County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Marion County
- eBird sighting report for Greene 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
Communities Also Named Ragtown ...
We found eight communities that share the name Ragtown.
Within West Virginia, the name Ragtown is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- California
- Illinois
- Missouri
- Washington County
- Although located in Washington County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Ragtown.
- Nevada
- Texas
- Garza 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 Texas community of Ragtown [Garza County].
- Lamar County
- This Ragtown is located in Lamar County and lies 944 miles [1,519.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Ragtown that is located in Monongalia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lamar County community of Ragtown.
- Shelby County
- This Ragtown is located in Shelby County and lies 940 miles [1,512.8 km] to the west southwest of the Ragtown that is located in Monongalia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Ragtown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ragtown ...
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.
- Brave
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Crossroads is located in Monongalia County
- Flyblow ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Hero
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Hunting Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunting Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hills
- Hunting Hills is located in Monongalia County
- Jakes Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Jollytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollytown
- Jollytown is located in Greene County (PA)
- Keystone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Maple
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Miracle Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miracle Run have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle Run
- Miracle Run is located in Monongalia County
- Sandy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Shamrock
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
How Far From Ragtown 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 Ragtown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ragtown and extending to:
- Morgantown, which is the Seat of Monongalia County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Ragtown to Morgantown, with an average speed<5> 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 five to six hours.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 115 miles [185.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 180 miles [289.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,999 miles [9,654.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,715 miles [10,806.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,590 miles [7,386.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ragtown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Monongalia County: www.co.monongalia.wv.us/
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ragtown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ragtown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6484, Longitude: -80.2651 In this case, the coordinates for Ragtown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Ragtown, 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Ragtown 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> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Ragtown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.789 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.713 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.829 degrees. |