Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ruthven, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ruthven and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ruthven
- 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 Ruthven:
- 32.952543, -115.011358
- 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 Ruthven
- 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 Imperial County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Imperial County
- Since Ruthven is near La Paz County and also Yuma County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for La Paz County
- eBird sighting report for Yuma 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 Ruthven ...
We found five communities that share the name Ruthven.
There is one other community in California which is also named Ruthven.
Beyond California, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In California ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Iowa
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Ruthven lies 1,866 miles [3,003 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Ruthven that is located in Imperial County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ruthven ...
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.
- Amos ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amos
- Amos is located in Imperial County
- Butlers ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west) - Cactus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Clyde
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Date City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Date City
- Date City is located in Imperial County
- Dunes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Felicity
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicity
- Felicity is located in Imperial County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Felicity <4>
- Fuller
(23 miles [37 km] to the west) - Mesquite
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Perrys Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perrys Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corner
- Perrys Corner is located in Imperial County
- Steam
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steam
- Steam is located in Yuma County (AZ)
How Far From Ruthven 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 Ruthven to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ruthven and extending to:
- El Centro, which is the Seat of Imperial County, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ruthven to El Centro, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 531 miles [854.6 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,146 miles [3,453.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 84 days and walking would take 122 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,556 miles [12,160.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,324 miles [13,396.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,280 miles [10,106.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ruthven. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Imperial County: www.co.imperial.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Ruthven 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ruthven) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ruthven. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9525, Longitude: -115.0114 In this case, the coordinates for Ruthven have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Ruthven 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 333.424 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 332.637 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.783 degrees. |