Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ruggs:
  • 45.263467, -119.686690
  • 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 Ruggs

• 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 Morrow County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morrow County
  • Since Ruggs is near Gilliam County and also Wheeler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gilliam County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wheeler 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 Ruggs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ruggs ...

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.

• Eightmile
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Eightmile is located in Morrow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eightmile
• Gooseberry
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Gooseberry is located in Morrow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooseberry
• Hardman
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Hardman is located in Morrow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardman
  • Hardman has also been known as:
  • Dairyville
  • Dogtown
  • Raw Dog
  • Yaller Dog
• Heck and Gone ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Heck and Gone is located in Morrow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heck and Gone
• Jordan
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jordan is located in Morrow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
• Lena
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lena is located in Morrow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
• Lonerock
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lonerock is located in Gilliam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonerock
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
• Lost Valley ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Lost Valley is located in Wheeler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Valley
• Reeds Mill
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Reeds Mill is located in Morrow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Mill
• Strawberry
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Strawberry is located in Morrow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
• Trail Fork ‑ Historic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Trail Fork is located in Gilliam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail Fork

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Ruggs and extending to:

• Heppner, which is the Seat of Morrow County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ruggs to Heppner, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 164 miles [263.9 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,202 miles [3,543.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 86 days and walking would take 126 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,881 miles [11,073.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,647 miles [12,306.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,726 miles [9,215.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'