Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Ryle, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ryle and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Ryle

• 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 Ryle:
  • 38.795342, -84.716613
  • 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 Ryle

• 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 Gallatin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gallatin County
  • Since Ryle is near Grant County and also Boone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grant County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Boone 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 Ryle

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ryle ...

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.

• Beaverlick
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Beaverlick is located in Boone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverlick
• Big Bone
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Big Bone is located in Boone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bone
• Dry Ridge
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Dry Ridge is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Ridge
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,207 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dry Ridge <1>
• Eagle Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Eagle Hill is located in Owen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Hill
• Flingsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Flingsville is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flingsville
• Four Corners
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Four Corners is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
• Hueys Corners
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Hueys Corners is located in Boone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hueys Corners
• Napoleon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Napoleon is located in Gallatin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
• Patriot
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Patriot is located in Switzerland County (IN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patriot
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patriot <1>
• Richwood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Richwood is located in Boone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richwood <1>
• Union
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Union is located in Boone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,116 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <1>
• Zion Station
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Zion Station is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Station

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ryle and extending to:

• Warsaw, which is the Seat of Gallatin County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Ryle to Warsaw, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 41 miles [66 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 412 miles [663 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,217 miles [10,005.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,940 miles [11,168.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,816 miles [7,750.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'