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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 Rulo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rulo 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 Rulo:
- 40.051659, -95.430572
- 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 Rulo
- 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 Richardson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Richardson County
- Since Rulo is near Holt County and also Brown County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Holt County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Brown 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 Rulo
Communities Also Named Rulo ...
We found one communities that are also named Rulo.
Within Nebraska, the name Rulo is unique.
Beyond Nebraska, there is another community also named Rulo in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Washington
- Walla Walla County
- This Rulo is located in Walla Walla County and lies 1,232 miles [1,982.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rulo that is located in Richardson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walla Walla County community of Rulo.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rulo ...
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.
- Archer ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Archer is located in Richardson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Big Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Big Lake is located in Holt County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Corning
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Corning is located in Holt County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
- Craig
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Falls City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Forest City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hiawatha
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Iowa Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Iowa Point is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Point
- Mound City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Reserve
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Reserve is located in Brown County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reserve
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
How Far From Rulo to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a village such as Rulo to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rulo and extending to:
- Falls City, which is the Seat of Richardson County, lies just to the West.
- Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Rulo to Lincoln, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 981 miles [1,578.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,551 miles [10,542.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,300 miles [11,748.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,195 miles [8,360.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Rulo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Rulo 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 Rulo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0517, Longitude: -95.4306 In this case, the coordinates for Rulo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.672 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.094 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.904 degrees. |
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