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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 Ruth, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ruth 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 Ruth:
    • 37.075079, -84.524107
    • 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 Ruth
  • 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 Pulaski County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
    • Since Ruth is near McCreary County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for McCreary County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne 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 Ruth

Communities Also Named Ruth ...

We found 26 communities that are also named Ruth.

There are two communities within Kentucky that are also named Ruth.

Beyond Kentucky, we know of 24 communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Kentucky ...
    • Breckinridge 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 Kentucky community of Ruth [Breckinridge County].
    • Caldwell County
      • This Ruth is located in Caldwell County and lies 177 miles [284.9 km]<2> to the west of the Ruth that is located in Pulaski County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Ruth.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Marshall County
      • This Ruth is located in Marshall County and lies 219 miles [352.4 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Ruth that is located in Pulaski County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Ruth.
    • Arkansas
      • Fulton County
      • This Ruth is located in Fulton County and lies 423 miles [680.8 km]<2> to the west of the Ruth that is located in Pulaski County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Ruth.
    • California
      • Trinity County
      • This Ruth is located in Trinity County and lies 2,086 miles [3,357.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Ruth that is located in Pulaski County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trinity County community of Ruth.
    • Georgia
      • Greene 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 Georgia community of Ruth [Greene County].
    • Indiana
      • Wells 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 Indiana community of Ruth [Wells County].
    • Kansas
      • Decatur 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 Kansas community of Ruth [Decatur County].
    • Louisiana
      • Saint Martin Parish
      • This Ruth is located in Saint Martin Parish and lies 633 miles [1,018.7 km]<2> to the southwest of the Ruth that is located in Pulaski County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Martin Parish community of Ruth.
    • Michigan
      • Huron County
      • This Ruth is located in Huron County and lies 467 miles [751.6 km]<2> to the north of the Ruth that is located in Pulaski County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huron County community of Ruth.
    • Mississippi
      • Lincoln County
      • This Ruth is located in Lincoln County and lies 513 miles [825.6 km]<2> to the southwest of the Ruth that is located in Pulaski County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Ruth.
    • Missouri
      • Jasper 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 Missouri community of Ruth [Jasper County].
      • Stone County
      • This Ruth is located in Stone County and lies 489 miles [787 km]<2> to the west of the Ruth that is located in Pulaski County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stone County community of Ruth.
    • Nevada
      • White Pine County
      • This Ruth is located in White Pine County and lies 1,652 miles [2,658.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Ruth that is located in Pulaski County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the White Pine County community of Ruth.
    • New Mexico
      • Guadalupe County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Guadalupe County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guadalupe County community of Ruth.
    • North Carolina
      • Forsyth 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 North Carolina community of Ruth [Forsyth County].
      • Rutherford County
      • This Ruth is located in Rutherford County and lies 185 miles [297.7 km]<2> to the southeast of the Ruth that is located in Pulaski County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Ruth.
    • Ohio
      • Marion County
      • This Ruth is located in Marion County and lies 254 miles [408.8 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Ruth that is located in Pulaski County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Ruth.
    • South Carolina
      • Horry 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 South Carolina community of Ruth [Horry County].
    • Tennessee
      • Hardin 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 Tennessee community of Ruth [Hardin County].
    • Texas
      • Coryell 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 Ruth [Coryell County].
    • Virginia
      • Madison County
      • This Ruth is located in Madison County and lies 351 miles [564.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Ruth that is located in Pulaski County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Ruth.
    • Washington
      • Benton County
      • This Ruth is located in Benton County and lies 1,895 miles [3,049.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Ruth that is located in Pulaski County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Ruth.
      • Lewis County
      • This Ruth is located in Lewis County and lies 2,068 miles [3,328.1 km] to the west northwest of the Ruth that is located in Pulaski County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Ruth.
    • West Virginia
      • Kanawha County
      • This Ruth is located in Kanawha County and lies 174 miles [280 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Ruth that is located in Pulaski County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kanawha County community of Ruth.
      • Mercer 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 West Virginia community of Ruth [Mercer County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ruth ...

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.

  • Bourbon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Bourbon is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourbon
  • Cedar Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Coin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Coin is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
  • Drum
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Drum is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drum
  • Hail
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hail is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hail
  • Mark
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Mark is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark
  • Piney Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Piney Grove is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
  • Poplarville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Poplarville is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplarville
  • Shopville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Shopville is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shopville
  • Stab
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Stab is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stab
  • Sugar Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sugar Hill is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
  • Whetstone
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Whetstone is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone

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

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

  • Somerset, which is the Seat of Pulaski County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Ruth to Frankfort, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 426 miles [685.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,290 miles [10,122.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,006 miles [11,275.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,881 miles [7,855.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 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 Ruth 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ruth) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Ruth, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>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 Ruth 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 Ruth. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0751, Longitude: -84.5241       In this case, the coordinates for Ruth have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.429 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.35 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.486 degrees.