Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Rubyatt:
  • 35.215423, -79.730874
  • 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 Rubyatt

• 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Since Rubyatt is near Richmond County and also Moore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Moore 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 Rubyatt

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rubyatt ...

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.

• Candor
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Candor is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candor
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 817 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Candor <1>
• Chip
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Chip is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chip
• Derby
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Derby is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
• Eagle Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Eagle Springs is located in Moore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Springs
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Springs <1>
• Ex-Way
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Ex-Way is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ex-Way
• Foxfire
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Foxfire is located in Moore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
• Norman
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Norman is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
• Plain View
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Plain View is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
• Seven Lakes
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Seven Lakes is located in Moore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Lakes
• Wind Blow
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Wind Blow is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Blow

How Far From Rubyatt 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 Rubyatt to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Troy, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rubyatt to Troy, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 72 miles [115.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 4 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 294 miles [473.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,172 miles [9,932.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,868 miles [11,053 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,749 miles [7,642.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'