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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ruebens, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ruebens 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 Ruebens:
- 46.323523, -116.540982
- 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 Ruebens
- 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 Lewis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis County
- Since Ruebens is near Nez Perce County and also Idaho County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nez Perce County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Idaho 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 Ruebens
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ruebens ...
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.
- Big George
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Big George is located in Nez Perce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big George
- Clicks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Clicks is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clicks
- Craig Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Craig Junction is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Junction
- Culdesac
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eugene
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Eugene is located in Nez Perce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene
- German Settlement
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- German Settlement is located in Nez Perce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Settlement
- Howard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Howard is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Peck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Slickpoo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Snow ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Snow is located in Nez Perce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow
- Sweetwater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Woodside ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woodside is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
How Far From Ruebens 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 Ruebens to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ruebens and extending to:
- Nezperce, which is the Seat of Lewis County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ruebens to Nezperce, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Boise, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 187 miles [300.9 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,049 miles [3,297.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 4 days, a buggy would take 80 days and walking would take 117 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,755 miles [10,871.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,523 miles [12,107.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,580 miles [8,980.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Ruebens) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Ruebens to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ruebens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.3235, Longitude: -116.5410 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.058 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.761 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.128 degrees. |
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