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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 Rural Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rural Ridge 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 Rural Ridge:
- 41.442778, -74.211944
- 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 Rural Ridge
- 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 Orange County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
- Since Rural Ridge is near Ulster County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ulster County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Rural Ridge
Communities Also Named Rural Ridge ...
We found two communities that are also named Rural Ridge.
Within New York, the name Rural Ridge is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- This Rural Ridge is located in Allegheny County and lies 298 miles [479.6 km]<1> to the west of the Rural Ridge that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Rural Ridge.
- Tennessee
- Washington County
- This Rural Ridge is located in Washington County and lies 564 miles [907.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Rural Ridge that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Rural Ridge.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rural Ridge ...
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.
- Blooming Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bull Mine
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bull Mine is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Mine
- Chester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Craigville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Craigville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
- Crystal Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Crystal Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Run
- Greycourt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Greycourt is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greycourt
- Kaisertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kaisertown is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaisertown
- Little Britain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Little Britain is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
- Maybrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Meadowbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Meadowbrook is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Mountain House
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mountain House is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain House
- Mountain Lodge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Lodge is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lodge
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Otter Kill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Otter Kill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Kill
- Rock Tavern
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Salisbury Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stony Ford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stony Ford is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Ford
How Far From Rural Ridge 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 community such as Rural Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rural Ridge and extending to:
- Goshen, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Rural Ridge to Albany, 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 230 miles [370.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,673 miles [9,129.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,382 miles [10,270.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,258 miles [6,852.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rural Ridge) 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 Rural Ridge 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 Rural Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4428, Longitude: -74.2119 In this case, the coordinates for Rural Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.986 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.685 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.425 degrees. |
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