|
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ritta, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ritta 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 Ritta:
- 26.721931, -80.806297
- 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 Ritta
- 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 Ritta ...
We found two communities that share the name Ritta.
There is one other community in Florida which is also named Ritta.
Beyond Florida, there is another community also named Ritta in the United States.
- Communities Located In Florida ...
- Hendry 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 Florida community of Ritta [Hendry County].
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Knox County
- This Ritta is located in Knox County and lies 669 miles [1,076.7 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Ritta that is located in Palm Beach County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Ritta.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ritta ...
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.
- Chosen ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chosen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chosen
- Chosen is located in Palm Beach County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Chosen
- From Ritta to Chosen
- Harlem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hooker Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hooker Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Point
- Hooker Point is located in Hendry County
- Liberty Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Point
- Liberty Point is located in Glades County
- Pelican Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pelican Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Lake
- Pelican Lake is located in Palm Beach County
- Pelican Lake has also been known as:
- Pelican Bay
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pelican Lake
- From Ritta to Pelican Lake
- Sand Cut ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sand Cut. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Cut
- Sand Cut is located in Palm Beach County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sand Cut
- From Ritta to Sand Cut
- Sixmile Bend
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sixmile Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile Bend
- Sixmile Bend is located in Palm Beach County
- Sugar Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Junction
- Sugar Junction is located in Hendry County
How Far From Ritta 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 Ritta to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<5> community of Ritta once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Ritta and extending to:
- West Palm Beach, which is the Seat of Palm Beach County, lies 46 miles [74 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Ritta to West Palm Beach, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 331 miles [532.7 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 868 miles [1,396.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 50 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,597 miles [10,616.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,252 miles [11,671 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,163 miles [8,309 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
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 Ritta 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 from Point A (ie- Ritta) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ritta. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.7219, Longitude: -80.8063 |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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> | 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 Ritta, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Ritta 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 309.881 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.962 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.638 degrees. |
|
|