Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ringwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ringwood and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ringwood
- 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 Ringwood:
- 31.984051, -92.523201
- 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 Ringwood
- 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 Winn Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Winn Parish
- Since Ringwood is near Jackson Parish and also Grant Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jackson Parish
- eBird sighting report for Grant 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 Ringwood ...
We found six communities that share the name Ringwood.
Within Louisiana, the name Ringwood is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- New Jersey
- North Carolina
- Oklahoma
- Major County
- This Ringwood is located in Major County and lies 445 miles [716.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Ringwood that is located in Winn Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Major County community of Ringwood.
- Woods County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Ringwood [Woods County].
- Ontario
- This Ringwood lies 1,094 miles [1,760.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Ringwood that is located in Winn Parish.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ringwood ...
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.
- Beech ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Carla
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Curry ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Fay ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Flat Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Flat Creek is located in Winn Parish
- Gaars Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gaars Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaars Mill
- Gaars Mill is located in Winn Parish
- Hickory Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Valley
- Hickory Valley is located in Winn Parish
- Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Joyce
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joyce have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce
- Joyce is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joyce <4>
- Kelly Front ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelly Front have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Front
- Kelly Front is located in Winn Parish
- Royal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Zion Hill ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
How Far From Ringwood 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 Ringwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ringwood and extending to:
- Winnfield, which is the Seat of Winn Parish, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 133 miles [214 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Ringwood to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 991 miles [1,594.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 57 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,860 miles [11,040.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,580 miles [12,198.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,455 miles [8,779 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ringwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Louisiana: 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- Ringwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ringwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.9841, Longitude: -92.5232 In this case, the coordinates for Ringwood 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 Ringwood 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> | 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 Ringwood to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.067 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.018 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.909 degrees. |