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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 Rutledge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rutledge and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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:
    • 40.316267, -92.087282
    • 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
  • 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.

There is one other community in Missouri which is also named Rutledge.

Beyond Missouri, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Missouri ...
    • McDonald County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Rutledge [McDonald County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Crenshaw County
      • This Rutledge is located in Crenshaw County and lies 674 miles [1,084.7 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Rutledge that is located in Knox 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.<1> 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 914 miles [1,470.9 km]<2> to the southeast of the Rutledge that is located in Knox 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.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Rutledge [Orange County].
    • Georgia
      • Morgan County
      • This Rutledge is located in Morgan County and lies 656 miles [1,055.7 km]<2> to the southeast of the Rutledge that is located in Knox County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Rutledge.
    • Iowa
      • Wapello County
      • This Rutledge is located in Wapello County and lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Rutledge that is located in Knox County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wapello County community of Rutledge.
    • Maryland
      • Harford County
      • This Rutledge is located in Harford County and lies 826 miles [1,329.3 km]<2> to the east of the Rutledge that is located in Knox County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Rutledge.
    • Minnesota
      • Pine County
      • This Rutledge is located in Pine County and lies 412 miles [663 km]<2> to the north of the Rutledge that is located in Knox County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pine County community of Rutledge.
    • Oregon
      • Sherman County
      • This Rutledge is located in Sherman County and lies 1,478 miles [2,378.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Rutledge that is located in Knox County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sherman County community of Rutledge.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Delaware County
      • This Rutledge is located in Delaware County and lies 884 miles [1,422.7 km]<2> to the east of the Rutledge that is located in Knox County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Rutledge.
    • Tennessee
      • Grainger County
      • This Rutledge is located in Grainger County and lies 541 miles [870.7 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Rutledge that is located in Knox County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grainger County community of Rutledge.
    • West Virginia
      • Kanawha County
      • This Rutledge is located in Kanawha County and lies 578 miles [930.2 km]<2> to the east of the Rutledge that is located in Knox County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kanawha County community of Rutledge.
    • Wisconsin
      • Grant County
      • This Rutledge is located in Grant County and lies 171 miles [275.2 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Rutledge that is located in Knox County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Rutledge.

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.

  • Bible Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bible Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bible Grove
    • Bible Grove is located in Scotland County
  • Colony
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
    • Colony is located in Knox County
  • Deer Ridge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Ridge
    • Deer Ridge is located in Lewis County
  • Edina
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edina have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edina
    • Edina is located in Knox County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edina <4>
  • Edinburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
    • Edinburg is located in Scotland County
  • Forest Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Springs
    • Forest Springs is located in Knox County
  • Hazelville ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazelville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelville
    • Hazelville is located in Knox County
  • Milltown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milltown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
    • Milltown is located in Knox County
  • Pleasant Retreat
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Retreat have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Retreat
    • Pleasant Retreat is located in Scotland County
  • Sand Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
    • Sand Hill is located in Scotland County
  • Unity
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unity have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
    • Unity is located in Scotland 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 town 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:

  • Edina, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rutledge to Edina, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 805 miles [1,295.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,421 miles [10,333.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,164 miles [11,529.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,052 miles [8,130.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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 State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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: 40.3163, Longitude: -92.0873    
<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 Rutledge 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 317.394 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.503 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.175 degrees.









 

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