Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ring:
  • 45.995689, -118.779158
  • 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 Ring

• 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 Umatilla County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Umatilla County
  • Since Ring is near Walla Walla County and also Benton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Walla Walla County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Benton 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 Ring

Communities Also Named Ring ...

We found one communities that are also named Ring.

Within Oregon, the name Ring is unique.

Beyond Oregon, there is another community also named Ring in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Wisconsin
    • Winnebago County
    • This Ring is located in Winnebago County and lies 1,470 miles [2,365.7 km]<1> to the east of the Ring that is located in Umatilla County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winnebago County community of Ring.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ring ...

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.

• Apex
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Apex is located in Umatilla County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
• Dixie Crossing
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Dixie Crossing is located in Walla Walla County (WA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Crossing
• Helix
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Helix is located in Umatilla County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helix
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helix <2>
• Holdman
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Holdman is located in Umatilla County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holdman
• Humorist
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Humorist is located in Walla Walla County (WA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humorist
• Juniper
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Juniper is located in Umatilla County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper
• Le Grow
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Le Grow is located in Walla Walla County (WA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Grow
• Prunedale
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Prunedale is located in Umatilla County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prunedale
• Touchet
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Touchet is located in Walla Walla County (WA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Touchet
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Touchet <2>
• Two Rivers
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Two Rivers is located in Walla Walla County (WA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Rivers

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ring and extending to:

• Pendleton, which is the Seat of Umatilla County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Ring to Pendleton, with an average speed<3> 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.
• Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 218 miles [350.8 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,156 miles [3,469.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 85 days and walking would take 123 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,818 miles [10,972.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,584 miles [12,205.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,660 miles [9,108.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'