Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rupert, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rupert and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Rupert
- 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 Rupert:
- 39.882561, -83.353251
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Rupert
- 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Since Rupert is near Franklin County and also Clark County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- eBird sighting report for Clark 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Rupert ...
We found ten communities that share the name Rupert.
Within Ohio, the name Rupert is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, eight are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- British Columbia
- This Rupert lies 2,556 miles [4,113.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Rupert that is located in Madison County.
- California
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Minnesota
- Pennsylvania
- Quebec
- This Rupert lies 547 miles [880.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Rupert that is located in Madison County.
- Vermont
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rupert ...
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.
- Big Plain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Choctaw Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Lake
- Choctaw Lake is located in Madison County
- Derby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Era
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Florence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Georgesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgesville
- Georgesville is located in Franklin County
- Harrisburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Harrisburg is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <4>
- Lilly Chapel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lilly Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Chapel
- Lilly Chapel is located in Madison County
- London
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for London have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- London is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,316 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for London <4>
- Plumwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumwood
- Plumwood is located in Madison County
- Range
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Tradersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tradersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tradersville
- Tradersville is located in Madison County
- Willows ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
How Far From Rupert 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 Rupert to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rupert and extending to:
- London, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies just to the West.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Rupert to Columbus, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 343 miles [552 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 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,113 miles [9,837.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,837 miles [11,003.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,713 miles [7,584.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rupert. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Madison County: www.co.madison.oh.us/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rupert) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rupert. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8826, Longitude: -83.3533 In this case, the coordinates for Rupert have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Rupert 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. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Rupert to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.695 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.918 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.138 degrees. |