Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rutledge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rutledge and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Rutledge
- 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 Rutledge:
- 39.557050, -76.496076
- 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 Rutledge
- 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 Harford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Harford County
- Since Rutledge is near Baltimore County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Rutledge ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Rutledge.
Within Maryland, the name Rutledge is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Crenshaw County
- This Rutledge is located in Crenshaw County and lies 770 miles [1,239.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Rutledge that is located in Harford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crenshaw County community of Rutledge.
- Jefferson 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 Alabama community of Rutledge [Jefferson County].
- Florida
- Alachua County
- This Rutledge is located in Alachua County and lies 759 miles [1,221.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Rutledge that is located in Harford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alachua County community of Rutledge.
- Orange 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 Florida community of Rutledge [Orange County].
- Georgia
- Iowa
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Knox County
- This Rutledge is located in Knox County and lies 826 miles [1,329.3 km]<1> to the west of the Rutledge that is located in Harford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Rutledge.
- McDonald 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 Missouri community of Rutledge [McDonald County].
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Tennessee
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rutledge ...
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.
- Eagle View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle View
- Eagle View is located in Harford County
- Fox Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadows
- Fox Meadows is located in Harford County
- Fox Meadows Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Meadows Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadows Woods
- Fox Meadows Woods is located in Harford County
- Foxwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Franklins Chance
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklins Chance have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklins Chance
- Franklins Chance is located in Harford County
- Furnace
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Greenfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Baltimore County
- Greenfields
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfields have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfields
- Greenfields is located in Harford County
- Hunting Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunting Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Ridge
- Hunting Ridge is located in Harford County
- Orchard Lakes
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Lakes
- Orchard Lakes is located in Harford County
- Quiet Inheritance
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quiet Inheritance have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Inheritance
- Quiet Inheritance is located in Harford County
- Upper Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Crossroads
- Upper Crossroads is located in Harford County
How Far From Rutledge 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 Rutledge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rutledge and extending to:
- Bel Air, which is the Seat of Harford County, lies just to the East.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Rutledge to Annapolis, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over 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 53 miles [85.3 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 over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,847 miles [9,409.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,553 miles [10,546 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,430 miles [7,129.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rutledge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Harford County: www.co.ha.md.us/
The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rutledge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rutledge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5570, Longitude: -76.4961 In this case, the coordinates for Rutledge 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Rutledge 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. |
| <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 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 Rutledge to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.524 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.126 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.226 degrees. |