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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 Ritner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ritner 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 Ritner:
- 44.727897, -123.444270
- 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 Ritner
- 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 Polk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
- Since Ritner is near Benton County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Benton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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 Ritner
Communities Also Named Ritner ...
We found one communities that are also named Ritner.
Within Oregon, the name Ritner is unique.
Beyond Oregon, there is another community also named Ritner in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Wayne County
- This Ritner is located in Wayne County and lies 2,081 miles [3,349 km]<1> to the east of the Ritner that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Ritner.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ritner ...
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.
- Falls City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fern Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fern Corner is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Corner
- Ferns ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ferns is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferns
- Harris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Harris is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Kings Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lewisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lewisville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Link
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Link is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Link
- Maple Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Grove is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Mitchell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchell is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Pedee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pedee is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedee
- Tarter
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tarter is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarter
How Far From Ritner 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 Ritner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ritner and extending to:
- Dallas, which is the Seat of Polk County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ritner to Dallas, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast (NE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,388 miles [3,843.1 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 94 days and walking would take 136 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,978 miles [11,230 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 7,741 miles [12,457.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,856 miles [9,424.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
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- Ritner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Ritner 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 Ritner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7279, Longitude: -123.4443 In this case, the coordinates for Ritner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.643 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.188 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.661 degrees. |
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