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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 Ramsay, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ramsay 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 Ramsay:
- 46.470225, -89.996560
- 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 Ramsay
- 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 Gogebic County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gogebic County
- Since Ramsay is near Iron County and also Vilas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Iron County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Vilas 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 Ramsay
Communities Also Named Ramsay ...
We found seven communities that are also named Ramsay.
Within Michigan, the name Ramsay is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, five are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Ramsay lies 1,133 miles [1,823.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Ramsay that is located in Gogebic County.
- Iowa
- Kossuth 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 Iowa community of Ramsay [Kossuth County].
- Louisiana
- Saint Tammany Parish
- This Ramsay is located in Saint Tammany Parish and lies 1,100 miles [1,770.3 km]<1> to the south of the Ramsay that is located in Gogebic County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Tammany Parish community of Ramsay.
- Mississippi
- Harrison 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 Mississippi community of Ramsay [Harrison County].
- Montana
- Silver Bow County
- This Ramsay is located in Silver Bow County and lies 1,080 miles [1,738.1 km]<1> to the west of the Ramsay that is located in Gogebic County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Silver Bow County community of Ramsay.
- Nebraska
- Deuel County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Deuel County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Deuel County community of Ramsay.
- Ontario
- 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 Ontario community of Ramsay.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ramsay ...
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.
- Anvil
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Anvil is located in Gogebic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anvil
- Aurora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Aurora is located in Gogebic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Ethelwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ethelwood is located in Gogebic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelwood
- Hillcrest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hillcrest is located in Gogebic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Ironwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jessieville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jessieville is located in Gogebic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessieville
- Planter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Planter is located in Gogebic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planter
- Plymouth
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Plymouth is located in Gogebic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
How Far From Ramsay to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Ramsay to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ramsay and extending to:
- Bessemer, which is the Seat of Gogebic County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 371 miles [597.1 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Ramsay to Lansing, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 21 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 15 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 838 miles [1,348.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,040 miles [9,720.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,793 miles [10,932.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,699 miles [7,562.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ramsay) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Ramsay 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> | 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 Ramsay, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Ramsay 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 Ramsay. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.4702, Longitude: -89.9966 In this case, the coordinates for Ramsay have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.969 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.723 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.413 degrees. |
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