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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 Rupels, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rupels 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 Rupels:
    • 39.252011, -82.870453
    • 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 Rupels
  • 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 Ross County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ross County
    • Since Rupels is near Jackson County and also Vinton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Vinton 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 Rupels

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rupels ...

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.

  • Canada ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Canada is located in Ross County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada
  • Cars Run ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Cars Run is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cars Run
  • Deadman Crossing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Deadman Crossing is located in Ross County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadman Crossing
  • Eagle Mills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Eagle Mills is located in Vinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mills
  • Franklin ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Franklin is located in Ross County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Green Acres
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Green Acres is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Hills ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hills is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
  • Hopetown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hopetown is located in Ross County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopetown
  • Jimtown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jimtown is located in Vinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
  • Lickskillet
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Lickskillet is located in Ross County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
  • Limerick
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Limerick is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
  • Londonderry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Londonderry is located in Ross County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Peck
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Peck is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
    • Poe Valley ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Poe Valley is located in Ross County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe Valley
    • Pride
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Pride is located in Ross County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pride
    • Randall Terrace
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Randall Terrace is located in Ross County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Terrace
    • Ratcliffburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Ratcliffburg is located in Vinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ratcliffburg
    • Three Locks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Three Locks is located in Ross County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Locks
    • Yankeetown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Yankeetown is located in Ross County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeetown

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Rupels and extending to:

  • Chillicothe, which is the Seat of Ross County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Rupels to Columbus, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 313 miles [503.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,123 miles [9,854 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,843 miles [11,012.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,718 miles [7,592.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 from Point A (ie- Rupels) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Rupels 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 Rupels. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2520, Longitude: -82.8705       In this case, the coordinates for Rupels have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.405 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.495 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.12 degrees.