Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ruckersville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ruckersville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ruckersville
- 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 Ruckersville:
- 34.164833, -82.788192
- 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 Ruckersville
- 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 Elbert County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Elbert County
- Since Ruckersville is near Abbeville County and also Anderson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Abbeville County
- eBird sighting report for Anderson 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 Ruckersville ...
We found one communities that share the name Ruckersville.
Within Georgia, the name Ruckersville is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Ruckersville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- Greene County
- This Ruckersville is located in Greene County and lies 373 miles [600.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Ruckersville that is located in Elbert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Ruckersville.
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ruckersville ...
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.
- Beverly
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Centerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Elbert County
- Coldwater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Crafts Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crafts Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafts Ferry
- Crafts Ferry is located in Elbert County
- Duke ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Edinburg ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Harmony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Harmony is located in Elbert County
- Harpers Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harpers Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers Ferry
- Harpers Ferry is located in Elbert County
- Pearl
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Rock Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Branch
- Rock Branch is located in Elbert County
- Silk Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silk Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silk Mills
- Silk Mills is located in Elbert County
- Estimated population in 2019: 277 people
How Far From Ruckersville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Ruckersville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ruckersville and extending to:
- Elberton, which is the Seat of Elbert County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Ruckersville to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 456 miles [733.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,351 miles [10,220.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,051 miles [11,347.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,930 miles [7,934.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ruckersville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Ruckersville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ruckersville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1648, Longitude: -82.7882 In this case, the coordinates for Ruckersville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Ruckersville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.334 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.677 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.558 degrees. |