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47.864349, -116.808251
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We found 35 communities that share the name Ramsey.
Within Idaho, the name Ramsey is unique.
Beyond Idaho, we know of another 35 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 35 communities, 34 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Etowah County
This Ramsey is located in Etowah County and lies 1,846 miles [2,970.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Ramsey that is located in Kootenai County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Etowah County community of Ramsey.
Sumter County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Ramsey [Sumter County].
Arizona
Cochise County
This Ramsey is located in Cochise County and lies 1,184 miles [1,905.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Ramsey that is located in Kootenai County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cochise County community of Ramsey.
Arkansas
Dallas County
This Ramsey is located in Dallas County and lies 1,581 miles [2,544.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Ramsey that is located in Kootenai County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Ramsey.
California
Inyo County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Inyo County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Inyo County community of Ramsey.
Mendocino County
This Ramsey is located in Mendocino County and lies 636 miles [1,023.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Ramsey that is located in Kootenai County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mendocino County community of Ramsey.
Modoc County
This Ramsey is located in Modoc County and lies 489 miles [787 km] to the south southwest of the Ramsey that is located in Kootenai County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Modoc County community of Ramsey.
Georgia
Dougherty County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Ramsey [Dougherty County].
Murray County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Ramsey [Murray County].
Illinois
Fayette County
This Ramsey is located in Fayette County and lies 1,501 miles [2,415.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Ramsey that is located in Kootenai County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Ramsey.
Indiana
Harrison County
This Ramsey is located in Harrison County and lies 1,666 miles [2,681.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Ramsey that is located in Kootenai County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Ramsey.
Kentucky
McCracken County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Ramsey [McCracken County].
Louisiana
Vermilion Parish
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Ramsey [Vermilion Parish].
Minnesota
Anoka County
This Ramsey is located in Anoka County and lies 1,119 miles [1,800.9 km]<1> to the east of the Ramsey that is located in Kootenai County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anoka County community of Ramsey.
Mower County
This Ramsey is located in Mower County and lies 1,177 miles [1,894.2 km] to the east of the Ramsey that is located in Kootenai County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mower County community of Ramsey.
Missouri
Miller County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Ramsey [Miller County].
Montana
Flathead County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Ramsey [Flathead County].
Nevada
Lyon County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Ramsey [Lyon County].
North Carolina
Burke County
This Ramsey is located in Burke County and lies 1,982 miles [3,189.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Ramsey that is located in Kootenai County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burke County community of Ramsey.
North Dakota
Ramsey County
This Ramsey is located in Ramsey County and lies 816 miles [1,313.2 km]<1> to the east of the Ramsey that is located in Kootenai County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ramsey County community of Ramsey.
Ohio
Jefferson County
This Ramsey is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,844 miles [2,967.6 km]<1> to the east of the Ramsey that is located in Kootenai County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Ramsey.
Ontario
This Ramsey lies 1,590 miles [2,558.9 km]<1> to the east of the Ramsey that is located in Kootenai County.
Pennsylvania
Lycoming County
This Ramsey is located in Lycoming County and lies 1,971 miles [3,172 km]<1> to the east of the Ramsey that is located in Kootenai County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lycoming County community of Ramsey.
South Carolina
Sumter County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Ramsey [Sumter County].
South Dakota
McCook County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Ramsey [McCook County].
Tennessee
Hancock County
This Ramsey is located in Hancock County and lies 1,864 miles [2,999.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Ramsey that is located in Kootenai County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Ramsey.
Knox County
This Ramsey is located in Knox County and lies 1,863 miles [2,998.2 km] to the east southeast of the Ramsey that is located in Kootenai County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Ramsey.
Shelby County
This Ramsey is located in Shelby County and lies 1,619 miles [2,605.5 km] to the east southeast of the Ramsey that is located in Kootenai County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Ramsey.
Texas
Colorado County
This Ramsey is located in Colorado County and lies 1,659 miles [2,669.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Ramsey that is located in Kootenai County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colorado County community of Ramsey.
Virginia
Dickenson County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Ramsey [Dickenson County].
Franklin County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Ramsey [Franklin County].
Nelson County
This Ramsey is located in Nelson County and lies 2,012 miles [3,238 km]<1> to the east of the Ramsey that is located in Kootenai County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nelson County community of Ramsey.
Norton City
This Ramsey is located in Norton City and lies 1,881 miles [3,027.2 km] to the east of the Ramsey that is located in Kootenai County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norton City community of Ramsey.
West Virginia
Fayette County
This Ramsey is located in Fayette County and lies 1,905 miles [3,065.8 km]<1> to the east of the Ramsey that is located in Kootenai County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Ramsey.
Wyoming
Carbon County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Ramsey [Carbon County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ramsey ...
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.
Clarksville (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Ramsey to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ramsey and extending to:
Coeur d'Alene, which is the Seat of Kootenai County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Ramsey to Coeur d'Alene, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
Boise City, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 294 miles [473.1 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,064 miles [3,321.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 4 days, a buggy would take 81 days and walking would take 118 days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,663 miles [10,723.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,430 miles [11,957.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,501 miles [8,853 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ramsey) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ramsey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.8643, Longitude: -116.8083 In this case, the coordinates for Ramsey have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
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 Ramsey 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.
<3>
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 Ramsey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Ramsey 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 336.353 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.211 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.143 degrees.