Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Ramsdell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ramsdell and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Ramsdell

• 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 Ramsdell:
  • 47.352685, -116.676560
  • 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Ramsdell

• 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 Benewah County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Benewah County
  • Since Ramsdell is near Kootenai County and also Spokane County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kootenai County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Spokane 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Ramsdell

Communities Also Named Ramsdell ...

We found one communities that are also named Ramsdell.

Within Idaho, the name Ramsdell is unique.

Beyond Idaho, there is another community also named Ramsdell in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Texas
    • Wheeler County
    • This Ramsdell is located in Wheeler County and lies 1,184 miles [1,905.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Ramsdell that is located in Benewah County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wheeler County community of Ramsdell.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ramsdell ...

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.

• Flat Creek
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Flat Creek is located in Benewah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
• Lane
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lane is located in Kootenai County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
• Lotus
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Lotus is located in Benewah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotus
• Milltown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Milltown is located in Benewah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
• Mozart
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Mozart is located in Kootenai County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozart
• Pedee
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Pedee is located in Benewah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedee
• Rocky Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Rocky Point is located in Benewah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
• Rover
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rover is located in Benewah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rover
• Silvertip Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Silvertip Landing is located in Benewah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvertip Landing

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

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

• Saint Maries, which is the Seat of Benewah County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Boise, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 259 miles [416.8 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Ramsdell to Boise, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,056 miles [3,308.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 4 days, a buggy would take 81 days and walking would take 117 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,693 miles [10,771.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,460 miles [12,005.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,526 miles [8,893.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'