Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ram:
  • 39.851482, -77.460544
  • 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 Ram

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Adams County
  • Since Ram is near Franklin County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Ram

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ram ...

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.

• Cashtown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cashtown is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashtown
• Cold Spring
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cold Spring is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
• Fox Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fox Hill is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hill
• Gladhill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Gladhill is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladhill
• Greenwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenwood is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Hilltown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hilltown is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltown
• Iron Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Iron Springs is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Springs
• Maria Furnace
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Maria Furnace is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maria Furnace
• Marshall
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Marshall is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
• Mount Hope
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Hope is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
• Pond Bank
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Pond Bank is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Bank
• Slabtown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Slabtown is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
• Continue List   (4 more) ...
  • Tartown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Tartown is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tartown
  • Tomstown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Tomstown is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomstown
  • Trust
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Trust is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trust
  • Virginia Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Virginia Mills is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Mills

How Far From Ram to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Ram to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Gettysburg, which is the Seat of Adams County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Ram to Gettysburg, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 42 miles [67.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 69 miles [111 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,875 miles [9,454.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,585 miles [10,597.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,461 miles [7,179.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'