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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 Rice, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rice 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 Rice:
- 41.150882, -84.294391
- 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 Rice
- 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 Putnam County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam County
- Since Rice is near Defiance County and also Paulding County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Defiance County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Paulding 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 Rice
Communities Also Named Rice ...
We found seventeen communities that are also named Rice.
Within Ohio, the name Rice is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of seventeen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Rice is located in Jefferson County and lies 556 miles [894.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Rice that is located in Putnam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Rice.
- Marshall County
- This Rice is located in Marshall County and lies 487 miles [783.8 km] to the south southwest of the Rice that is located in Putnam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Rice.
- Arizona
- Gila County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Gila County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gila County community of Rice.
- California
- San Bernardino 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 California community of Rice [San Bernardino County].
- Illinois
- Jo Daviess County
- This Rice is located in Jo Daviess County and lies 324 miles [521.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rice that is located in Putnam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jo Daviess County community of Rice.
- Perry County
- This Rice is located in Perry County and lies 338 miles [544 km] to the southwest of the Rice that is located in Putnam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Rice.
- Kansas
- Cloud County
- This Rice is located in Cloud County and lies 705 miles [1,134.6 km]<1> to the west of the Rice that is located in Putnam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cloud County community of Rice.
- Kentucky
- Estill 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 Rice [Estill County].
- Maryland
- Frederick County
- This Rice is located in Frederick County and lies 372 miles [598.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Rice that is located in Putnam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Rice.
- Minnesota
- Benton County
- This Rice is located in Benton County and lies 590 miles [949.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Rice that is located in Putnam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Rice.
- Oregon
- Wasco County
- This Rice is located in Wasco County and lies 1,853 miles [2,982.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rice that is located in Putnam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wasco County community of Rice.
- South Carolina
- Spartanburg 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 South Carolina community of Rice [Spartanburg County].
- Texas
- Navarro County
- This Rice is located in Navarro County and lies 911 miles [1,466.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Rice that is located in Putnam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Navarro County community of Rice.
- Smith 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 Texas community of Rice [Smith County].
- Virginia
- Prince Edward County
- This Rice is located in Prince Edward County and lies 417 miles [671.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Rice that is located in Putnam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince Edward County community of Rice.
- Washington
- Stevens County
- This Rice is located in Stevens County and lies 1,718 miles [2,764.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rice that is located in Putnam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stevens County community of Rice.
- West Virginia
- Wayne 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 West Virginia community of Rice [Wayne County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rice ...
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.
- Arthur
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Arthur is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Cascade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cascade is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Cloverdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cloverdale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Continental
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cuba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cuba is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Defiance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fort Brown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Brown is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Brown
- Hartsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hartsburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsburg
- Hector
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hector is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
- Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Junction is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Molasses Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Molasses Gap is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molasses Gap
- Pleasant Bend
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Bend is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Bend
How Far From Rice 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 Rice to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rice and extending to:
- Ottawa, which is the Seat of Putnam County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Rice to Ottawa, 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.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 106 miles [170.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 413 miles [664.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,091 miles [9,802.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,821 miles [10,977.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,699 miles [7,562.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rice) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Rice, 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Rice 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Rice 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 Rice. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1509, Longitude: -84.2944 In this case, the coordinates for Rice have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.267 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.755 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.171 degrees. |
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