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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 Ramapo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ramapo 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 Ramapo:
- 45.480398, -122.531480
- 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 Ramapo
- 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 Multnomah County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Multnomah County
- Since Ramapo is near Clackamas County and also Clark County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clackamas County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Ramapo
Communities Also Named Ramapo ...
We found three communities that are also named Ramapo.
Within Oregon, the name Ramapo is unique.
Beyond Oregon, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Wyandotte County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Ramapo [Wyandotte County].
- New York
- Rockland County
- This Ramapo is located in Rockland County and lies 2,411 miles [3,880.1 km]<2> to the east of the Ramapo that is located in Multnomah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockland County community of Ramapo.
- Washington
- Clallam County
- This Ramapo is located in Clallam County and lies 190 miles [305.8 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Ramapo that is located in Multnomah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clallam County community of Ramapo.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ramapo ...
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.
- Bell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bell is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Errol
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Errol is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errol
- Errol Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Errol Heights is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errol Heights
- Gilbert
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gilbert is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Gilbert Station
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Gilbert Station is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Station
- Graham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Graham is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Happy Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Harmony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Harmony Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony Point is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Point
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Lents
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lents is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lents
- Lents Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lents Junction is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lents Junction
- Luther
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Luther is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Rockwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rockwood is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Ruby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ruby is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Sunnyside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sunnyside is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
How Far From Ramapo to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Ramapo to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ramapo and extending to:
- Portland, which is the Seat of Multnomah County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Ramapo to Salem, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full 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 2,339 miles [3,764.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 133 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,915 miles [11,128.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,678 miles [12,356.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,789 miles [9,316.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Ramapo 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. |
| <2> | 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- Ramapo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Ramapo 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 Ramapo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4804, Longitude: -122.5315 In this case, the coordinates for Ramapo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.927 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.386 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.03 degrees. |
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