Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Rocky Ridge Ranch:
  • 37.930331, -90.238453
  • 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 Rocky Ridge Ranch

• 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 Sainte Genevieve County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sainte Genevieve County
  • Since Rocky Ridge Ranch is near Saint Francois County and also Randolph County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Francois County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph 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 Rocky Ridge Ranch

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rocky Ridge Ranch ...

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.

• Chestnut Ridge
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Chestnut Ridge is located in Sainte Genevieve County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
• Copper Mine
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Copper Mine is located in Sainte Genevieve County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Mine
• French Village
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • French Village is located in Saint Francois County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Village
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for French Village <1>
• Kellogg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Kellogg is located in Randolph County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
• Little Rock Landing ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Little Rock Landing is located in Sainte Genevieve County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Landing
• Mill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mill is located in Sainte Genevieve County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill
• Needmore
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Needmore is located in Sainte Genevieve County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
• New Bourbon
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • New Bourbon is located in Sainte Genevieve County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bourbon
• Pickel ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Pickel is located in Sainte Genevieve County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickel
• Rocky Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Rocky Ridge is located in Sainte Genevieve County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge

How Far From Rocky Ridge Ranch to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a village such as Rocky Ridge Ranch to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Sainte Genevieve, which is the Seat of Sainte Genevieve County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Rocky Ridge Ranch to Sainte Genevieve, 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.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 114 miles [183.5 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 716 miles [1,152.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,473 miles [10,417.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,206 miles [11,596.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,085 miles [8,183.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'