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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 Ramsey, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ramsey 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 Ramsey:
    • 33.992320, -86.149142
    • 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 Ramsey
  • 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 Ramsey ...

We found 35 communities that share the name Ramsey.

There is one other community in Alabama which is also named Ramsey.

Beyond Alabama, we know of another 34 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 34 communities, 34 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Alabama ...
    • Sumter County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Ramsey [Sumter County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Cochise County
      • This Ramsey is located in Cochise County and lies 1,411 miles [2,270.8 km]<2> to the west of the Ramsey that is located in Etowah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cochise County community of Ramsey.
    • Arkansas
      • Dallas County
      • This Ramsey is located in Dallas County and lies 366 miles [589 km]<2> to the west of the Ramsey that is located in Etowah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Ramsey.
    • California
      • Inyo County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Inyo County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Inyo County community of Ramsey.
      • Mendocino County
      • This Ramsey is located in Mendocino County and lies 2,082 miles [3,350.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Ramsey that is located in Etowah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mendocino County community of Ramsey.
      • Modoc County
      • This Ramsey is located in Modoc County and lies 1,931 miles [3,107.6 km] to the west northwest of the Ramsey that is located in Etowah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Modoc County community of Ramsey.
    • Georgia
      • Dougherty County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Ramsey [Dougherty County].
      • Murray 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 Georgia community of Ramsey [Murray County].
    • Idaho
      • Kootenai County
      • This Ramsey is located in Kootenai County and lies 1,846 miles [2,970.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the Ramsey that is located in Etowah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kootenai County community of Ramsey.
    • Illinois
      • Fayette County
      • This Ramsey is located in Fayette County and lies 391 miles [629.3 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Ramsey that is located in Etowah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Ramsey.
    • Indiana
      • Harrison County
      • This Ramsey is located in Harrison County and lies 299 miles [481.2 km]<2> to the north of the Ramsey that is located in Etowah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Ramsey.
    • Kentucky
      • McCracken County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Ramsey [McCracken County].
    • Louisiana
      • Vermilion Parish
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Ramsey [Vermilion Parish].
    • Minnesota
      • Anoka County
      • This Ramsey is located in Anoka County and lies 868 miles [1,396.9 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Ramsey that is located in Etowah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anoka County community of Ramsey.
      • Mower County
      • This Ramsey is located in Mower County and lies 764 miles [1,229.5 km] to the north northwest of the Ramsey that is located in Etowah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mower County community of Ramsey.
    • Missouri
      • Miller County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Ramsey [Miller County].
    • Montana
      • Flathead County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Ramsey [Flathead County].
    • Nevada
      • Lyon County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Ramsey [Lyon County].
    • North Carolina
      • Burke County
      • This Ramsey is located in Burke County and lies 282 miles [453.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Ramsey that is located in Etowah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burke County community of Ramsey.
    • North Dakota
      • Ramsey County
      • This Ramsey is located in Ramsey County and lies 1,184 miles [1,905.5 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Ramsey that is located in Etowah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ramsey County community of Ramsey.
    • Ohio
      • Jefferson County
      • This Ramsey is located in Jefferson County and lies 518 miles [833.6 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Ramsey that is located in Etowah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Ramsey.
    • Ontario
      • This Ramsey lies 949 miles [1,527.3 km]<2> to the north of the Ramsey that is located in Etowah County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lycoming County
      • This Ramsey is located in Lycoming County and lies 696 miles [1,120.1 km]<2> to the northeast of the Ramsey that is located in Etowah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lycoming County community of Ramsey.
    • South Carolina
      • Sumter County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Ramsey [Sumter County].
    • South Dakota
      • McCook County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Ramsey [McCook County].
    • Tennessee
      • Hancock County
      • This Ramsey is located in Hancock County and lies 238 miles [383 km]<2> to the northeast of the Ramsey that is located in Etowah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Ramsey.
      • Knox County
      • This Ramsey is located in Knox County and lies 189 miles [304.2 km] to the northeast of the Ramsey that is located in Etowah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Ramsey.
      • Shelby County
      • This Ramsey is located in Shelby County and lies 238 miles [383 km] to the west northwest of the Ramsey that is located in Etowah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Ramsey.
    • Texas
      • Colorado County
      • This Ramsey is located in Colorado County and lies 671 miles [1,079.9 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Ramsey that is located in Etowah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colorado County community of Ramsey.
    • Virginia
      • Dickenson County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Ramsey [Dickenson County].
      • Franklin County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Ramsey [Franklin County].
      • Nelson County
      • This Ramsey is located in Nelson County and lies 482 miles [775.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Ramsey that is located in Etowah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nelson County community of Ramsey.
      • Norton City
      • This Ramsey is located in Norton City and lies 285 miles [458.7 km] to the northeast of the Ramsey that is located in Etowah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norton City community of Ramsey.
    • West Virginia
      • Fayette County
      • This Ramsey is located in Fayette County and lies 405 miles [651.8 km]<2> to the northeast of the Ramsey that is located in Etowah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Ramsey.
    • Wyoming
      • Carbon County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Ramsey [Carbon County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ramsey ...

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.

  • Cave Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cave Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
    • Cave Springs is located in Etowah County
  • Egypt
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
    • Egypt is located in Etowah County
  • Gallant
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallant
    • Gallant is located in Etowah County
  • Gilbert
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbert have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
    • Gilbert is located in Saint Clair County
  • Gilberts Ferry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilberts Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilberts Ferry
    • Gilberts Ferry is located in Etowah County
  • Gum Springs ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gum Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
    • Gum Springs is located in Etowah County
  • Happy Hollow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hollow
    • Happy Hollow is located in Etowah County
  • Hood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
    • Hood is located in Saint Clair County
  • Hopper
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopper have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopper
    • Hopper is located in Etowah County
  • Lester
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lester have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
    • Lester is located in Etowah County
  • Listers Ferry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Listers Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Listers Ferry
    • Listers Ferry is located in Etowah County
  • Littleton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littleton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
    • Littleton is located in Etowah County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Maryville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maryville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryville
      • Maryville is located in Etowah County
    • Mays
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mays have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
      • Mays is located in Etowah County
    • Noble Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noble Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Hill
      • Noble Hill is located in Etowah County
    • Pull Tight ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pull Tight have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pull Tight
      • Pull Tight is located in Etowah County
    • Rainbow City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Rockledge
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockledge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockledge
      • Rockledge is located in Etowah County
    • Scenic Heights
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scenic Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Heights
      • Scenic Heights is located in Etowah County
    • Walnut Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Park
      • Walnut Park is located in Etowah County

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

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

  • Gadsden, which is the Seat of Etowah County, lies just to the East.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 111 miles [178.6 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Ramsey to Montgomery, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 608 miles [978.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,502 miles [10,464 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,210 miles [11,603.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,087 miles [8,186.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ramsey. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Etowah County: www.etowahcounty.org/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Ramsey 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.
<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- Ramsey) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ramsey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9923, Longitude: -86.1491       In this case, the coordinates for Ramsey have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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 Ramsey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Ramsey to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.311 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.931 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.93 degrees.









 

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