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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 Ransom, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ransom 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 Ransom:
- 37.566970, -82.188105
- 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 Ransom
- 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 Pike County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pike County
- Since Ransom is near Mingo County and also Buchanan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mingo County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Buchanan 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 Ransom
Communities Also Named Ransom ...
We found eleven communities that are also named Ransom.
Within Kentucky, the name Ransom is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Polk 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 Arkansas community of Ransom [Polk County].
- Illinois
- La Salle County
- This Ransom is located in La Salle County and lies 424 miles [682.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Ransom that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the La Salle County community of Ransom.
- Kansas
- Ness County
- This Ransom is located in Ness County and lies 965 miles [1,553 km]<2> to the west of the Ransom that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ness County community of Ransom.
- Michigan
- Calhoun 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 Michigan community of Ransom [Calhoun County].
- Hillsdale County
- This Ransom is located in Hillsdale County and lies 316 miles [508.6 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Ransom that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsdale County community of Ransom.
- Marquette 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 Michigan community of Ransom [Marquette County].
- Minnesota
- Nobles County
- This Ransom is located in Nobles County and lies 823 miles [1,324.5 km]<2> to the northwest of the Ransom that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nobles County community of Ransom.
- Ohio
- Preble County
- This Ransom is located in Preble County and lies 198 miles [318.7 km]<2> to the northwest of the Ransom that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Preble County community of Ransom.
- Pennsylvania
- Lackawanna County
- This Ransom is located in Lackawanna County and lies 429 miles [690.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the Ransom that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lackawanna County community of Ransom.
- Texas
- San Augustine 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 Texas community of Ransom [San Augustine County].
- Utah
- Cache 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 Utah community of Ransom [Cache County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ransom ...
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.
- Arrow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Arrow is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow
- Blackberry City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Blackberry City is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry City
- Board Tree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Board Tree is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Tree
- Cedar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cedar is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
- Freeburn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hardy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hardy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Jamboree
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jamboree is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamboree
- Lynn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lynn is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Majestic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Majestic is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic
- Meathouse
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Meathouse is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meathouse
- Narrows Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Narrows Branch is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows Branch
- New Thacker ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Thacker is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Thacker
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Stone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stone is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Stringtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stringtown is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Thacker
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Thacker Mines
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Thacker Mines is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacker Mines
- Vulcan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Vulcan is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
How Far From Ransom 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 Ransom to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ransom and extending to:
- Pikeville, which is the Seat of Pike County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ransom to Pikeville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 152 miles [244.6 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 294 miles [473.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,171 miles [9,931.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,884 miles [11,078.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,759 miles [7,658.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 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 Ransom 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- Ransom) 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 Ransom 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 Ransom. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5670, Longitude: -82.1881 In this case, the coordinates for Ransom have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.009 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.795 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.347 degrees. |
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