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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 Rushs Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rushs Ridge 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 Rushs Ridge:
- 36.928942, -89.179238
- 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 Rushs Ridge
- 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 Mississippi County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mississippi County
- Since Rushs Ridge is near Alexander County and also Carlisle County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Alexander County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carlisle 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 Rushs Ridge
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rushs Ridge ...
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.
- Alfalfa Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Alfalfa Center is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfalfa Center
- Blandville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Blandville is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Cairo
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cairo is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,989 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <1>
- Future City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Future City is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
- Golden Lily
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Golden Lily is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Lily
- Greenfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Greenfield is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Henson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Henson is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henson
- Mound City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Texas Bend
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Texas Bend is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas Bend
- Thirtyfour Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Thirtyfour Corner is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thirtyfour Corner
How Far From Rushs Ridge 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 Rushs Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Rushs Ridge and extending to:
- Charleston, which is the Seat of Mississippi County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Rushs Ridge to Charleston, 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 199 miles [320.3 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 674 miles [1,084.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,482 miles [10,431.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,209 miles [11,601.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,086 miles [8,185.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rushs Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Rushs Ridge 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 Rushs Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9289, Longitude: -89.1792 In this case, the coordinates for Rushs Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.339 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.677 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.565 degrees. |
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