Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rutledge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rutledge and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Rutledge
- 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 Rutledge:
- 29.683272, -82.409744
- 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 Rutledge
- 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 Alachua County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Alachua County
- Since Rutledge is near Bradford County and also Gilchrist County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bradford County
- eBird sighting report for Gilchrist 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 Rutledge ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Rutledge.
There is one other community in Florida which is also named Rutledge.
Beyond Florida, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Florida ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Crenshaw County
- This Rutledge is located in Crenshaw County and lies 271 miles [436.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Rutledge that is located in Alachua County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crenshaw County community of Rutledge.
- Jefferson 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 Rutledge [Jefferson County].
- Georgia
- Iowa
- Maryland
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Knox County
- This Rutledge is located in Knox County and lies 914 miles [1,470.9 km]<2> to the northwest of the Rutledge that is located in Alachua County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Rutledge.
- McDonald 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 Rutledge [McDonald County].
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Tennessee
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rutledge ...
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.
- Cadillac
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Clinch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - J S Sanchez and Others Grant
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for J S Sanchez and Others Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for J S Sanchez and Others Grant
- J S Sanchez and Others Grant is located in Alachua County
- John H McIntosh Grant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for John H McIntosh Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John H McIntosh Grant
- John H McIntosh Grant is located in Alachua County
- Jonesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Jonesville is located in Alachua County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <4>
- Paradise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Riceland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Robinson Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinson Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Heights
- Robinson Heights is located in Alachua County
- Robinswood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinswood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinswood
- Robinswood is located in Alachua County
- Rocky Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Rocky Point is located in Alachua County
- Ruthland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Suburban Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suburban Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban Heights
- Suburban Heights is located in Alachua County
How Far From Rutledge 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 Rutledge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rutledge and extending to:
- Gainesville, which is the Seat of Alachua County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 123 miles [197.9 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Rutledge to Tallahassee, with an average speed<5>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 705 miles [1,134.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,538 miles [10,521.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,216 miles [11,613 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,108 miles [8,220.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rutledge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Alachua County: www.alachua-county.org/
The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/
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 Rutledge 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Rutledge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rutledge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.6833, Longitude: -82.4097 |
| <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 Rutledge 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 310.924 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.575 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.506 degrees. |