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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 Ruby City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ruby City 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 Ruby City:
- 35.377323, -83.118197
- 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 Ruby City
- 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Since Ruby City is near Haywood County and also Swain County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Haywood County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Swain 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 Ruby City
Communities Also Named Ruby City ...
We found three communities that are also named Ruby City.
Within North Carolina, the name Ruby City is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Ouray County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Ouray County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ouray County community of Ruby City.
- Idaho
- Ruby City #
- This community is historic<1> and we have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for Ruby City.
- Nevada
- Elko County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Elko County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elko County community of Ruby City.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ruby City ...
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.
- Clark
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Clark is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Fallcliff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fallcliff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallcliff
- Fisher Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fisher Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Creek
- Gay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gay is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay
- Greens Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Greens Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Creek
- Indian Place
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Indian Place is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Place
- Love Field
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Love Field is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Field
- Maggie Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rich Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rich Mountain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Mountain
- Speedwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Speedwell is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Sunburst
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sunburst is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunburst
How Far From Ruby City 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 Ruby City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Ruby City and extending to:
- Sylva, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies just to the West.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 252 miles [405.6 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Ruby City to Raleigh, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 413 miles [664.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,310 miles [10,155 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,016 miles [11,291.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,893 miles [7,874.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Ruby City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Ruby City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Ruby City 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 Ruby City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3773, Longitude: -83.1182 In this case, the coordinates for Ruby City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.554 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.103 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.365 degrees. |
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