Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Waggoner Ripple, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Waggoner Ripple and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Waggoner Ripple

• 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 Waggoner Ripple:
  • 38.712574, -83.442411
  • 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 Waggoner Ripple

• 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 Adams County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Adams County
  • Since Waggoner Ripple is near Lewis County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Lewis County
  • eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Waggoner Ripple ...

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.

• Catbird
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catbird have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catbird
  • Catbird is located in Adams County
• Irwin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irwin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
  • Irwin is located in Lewis County (KY)
• Lynx
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynx
  • Lynx is located in Adams County
• Queens
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens
  • Queens is located in Lewis County (KY)
• Squirrel Town
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Squirrel Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Town
  • Squirrel Town is located in Adams County
• Stout
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stout have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
  • Stout is located in Adams County
• Sunshine
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunshine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
  • Sunshine is located in Adams County
• Tulip
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tulip have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
  • Tulip is located in Adams County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Waggoner Ripple once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Waggoner Ripple and extending to:

• West Union, which is the Seat of Adams County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<3> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Waggoner Ripple to Columbus, with an average speed<4>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 6 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 344 miles [553.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,170 miles [9,929.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,890 miles [11,088.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,765 miles [7,668.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/