Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ruth, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ruth and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ruth
- 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 Ruth:
- 31.381563, -90.316482
- 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 Ruth
- 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 Lincoln County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- Since Ruth is near Lawrence County and also Pike County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
- eBird sighting report for Pike 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 Ruth ...
We found 26 communities that share the name Ruth.
Within Mississippi, the name Ruth is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another 26 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- California
- Georgia
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Breckinridge County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Ruth [Breckinridge County].
- Caldwell County
- This Ruth is located in Caldwell County and lies 421 miles [677.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Ruth that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Ruth.
- Pulaski County
- This Ruth is located in Pulaski County and lies 513 miles [825.6 km] to the northeast of the Ruth that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Ruth.
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Missouri
- Jasper County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Ruth [Jasper County].
- Stone County
- This Ruth is located in Stone County and lies 402 miles [647 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Ruth that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stone County community of Ruth.
- Nevada
- New Mexico
- North Carolina
- Forsyth County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Ruth [Forsyth County].
- Rutherford County
- This Ruth is located in Rutherford County and lies 555 miles [893.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ruth that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Ruth.
- Ohio
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Virginia
- Washington
- Benton County
- This Ruth is located in Benton County and lies 1,868 miles [3,006.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Ruth that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Ruth.
- Lewis County
- This Ruth is located in Lewis County and lies 2,028 miles [3,263.7 km] to the northwest of the Ruth that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Ruth.
- West Virginia
- Kanawha County
- This Ruth is located in Kanawha County and lies 681 miles [1,096 km]<1> to the northeast of the Ruth that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kanawha County community of Ruth.
- Mercer County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Ruth [Mercer County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ruth ...
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.
- Bear Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
- Bear Town is located in Pike County
- Blueberry Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blueberry Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blueberry Hill
- Blueberry Hill is located in Lincoln County
- Bridges
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Enterprise
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Enterprise is located in Lincoln County
- Fair River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair River
- Fair River is located in Lincoln County
- Harmony
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Hartman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Jennings
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Martin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Pricedale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
How Far From Ruth 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 Ruth to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ruth and extending to:
- Brookhaven, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ruth to Brookhaven, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 64 miles [103 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 910 miles [1,464.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,801 miles [10,945.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,512 miles [12,089.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,388 miles [8,671.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ruth. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ruth) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ruth. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.3816, Longitude: -90.3165 In this case, the coordinates for Ruth have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Ruth, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Ruth 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Ruth 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 315.629 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.262 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.098 degrees. |