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We found twelve communities that are also named Ritchie.
Within Kentucky, the name Ritchie is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, nine are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Arkansas
Union County
This Ritchie is located in Union County and lies 600 miles [965.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Ritchie that is located in Knott County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Ritchie.
British Columbia
This Ritchie lies 2,428 miles [3,907.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Ritchie that is located in Knott County.
Illinois
Will County
This Ritchie is located in Will County and lies 382 miles [614.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Ritchie that is located in Knott County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Ritchie.
Indiana
Spencer County
This Ritchie is located in Spencer County and lies 220 miles [354.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Ritchie that is located in Knott County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spencer County community of Ritchie.
Louisiana
Acadia Parish
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Ritchie [Acadia Parish].
Maryland
Prince George's County
This Ritchie is located in Prince George's County and lies 355 miles [571.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ritchie that is located in Knott County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Ritchie.
New Brunswick
This Ritchie lies 1,004 miles [1,615.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Ritchie that is located in Knott County.
North Carolina
Stanly County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Ritchie [Stanly County].
Pennsylvania
Clinton County
This Ritchie is located in Clinton County and lies 401 miles [645.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Ritchie that is located in Knott County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Ritchie.
Saskatchewan
This Ritchie lies 1,371 miles [2,206.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Ritchie that is located in Knott County.
Tennessee
Claiborne County
This Ritchie is located in Claiborne County and lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Ritchie that is located in Knott County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Claiborne County community of Ritchie.
Texas
McLennan County
This Ritchie is located in McLennan County and lies 899 miles [1,446.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Ritchie that is located in Knott County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the McLennan County community of Ritchie.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ritchie ...
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.
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 Ritchie to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ritchie and extending to:
Hindman, which is the Seat of Knott County, lies just to the East Northeast.
Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Ritchie to Frankfort, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 346 miles [556.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,220 miles [10,010.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,934 miles [11,159.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,809 miles [7,739.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ritchie) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>
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 Ritchie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>
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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Ritchie 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.
<4>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>
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.
<6>
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 Ritchie 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 Ritchie. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3115, Longitude: -83.0835 In this case, the coordinates for Ritchie have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.552 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.379 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.804 degrees.