Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ratliff, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ratliff and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ratliff
- 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 Ratliff:
- 29.944369, -91.023710
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Ratliff
- 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 parish-by-parish basis. We have selected Assumption Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Assumption Parish
- Since Ratliff is near Saint James Parish and also Ascension Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Saint James Parish
- eBird sighting report for Ascension Parish
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Ratliff ...
We found six communities that share the name Ratliff.
Within Louisiana, the name Ratliff is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Kentucky
- Menifee County
- This Ratliff is located in Menifee County and lies 700 miles [1,126.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Ratliff that is located in Assumption Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Menifee County community of Ratliff.
- Pike County
- This Ratliff is located in Pike County and lies 710 miles [1,142.6 km] to the northeast of the Ratliff that is located in Assumption Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Ratliff.
- Mississippi
- Itawamba County
- This Ratliff is located in Itawamba County and lies 339 miles [545.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Ratliff that is located in Assumption Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Itawamba County community of Ratliff.
- Rankin County
- This Ratliff is located in Rankin County and lies 195 miles [313.8 km] to the north northeast of the Ratliff that is located in Assumption Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rankin County community of Ratliff.
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ratliff ...
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.
- Elm Hall
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Elm Hall Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elm Hall Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Hall Junction
- Elm Hall Junction is located in Assumption Parish
- Elmfield
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Enola
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Little Texas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Little Texas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
- Little Texas is located in Assumption Parish
- Madewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Magnolia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Napoleonville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleonville
- Napoleonville is located in Assumption Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 575 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Napoleonville <5>
- Rosedale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Sweet Home
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
- Sweet Home is located in Assumption Parish
- Wildwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Woodlawn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Ratliff 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 Ratliff to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ratliff and extending to:
- Napoleonville, which is the Seat of Assumption Parish, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Ratliff to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,006 miles [1,619 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,901 miles [11,106.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,609 miles [12,245.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,486 miles [8,828.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ratliff. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/
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- Ratliff) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ratliff. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.9444, Longitude: -91.0237 In this case, the coordinates for Ratliff have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Ratliff 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 parish. 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. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Ratliff to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.898 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.382 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.589 degrees. |