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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 Ringtown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ringtown 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 Ringtown:
- 40.513429, -75.698247
- 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 Ringtown
- 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 Berks County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Berks County
- Since Ringtown is near Lehigh County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lehigh County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Ringtown
Communities Also Named Ringtown ...
We found one communities that are also named Ringtown.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named Ringtown.
Beyond Pennsylvania.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Schuylkill County
- This Ringtown is located in Schuylkill County and lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Ringtown that is located in Berks County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuylkill County community of Ringtown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ringtown ...
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.
- Bowers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Point is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
- Five Points
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Five Points is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Longsdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Longsdale is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longsdale
- Longswamp
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Longswamp is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longswamp
- Lower Longswamp
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Longswamp is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Longswamp
- Lyon Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lyon Station is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Station
- Maple Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Maple Grove is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Red Lion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Red Lion is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Sally Ann ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sally Ann is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sally Ann
- Shamrock Station
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Shamrock Station is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Station
- Stony Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Point is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
How Far From Ringtown 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 Ringtown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ringtown and extending to:
- Reading, which is the Seat of Berks County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ringtown to Reading, 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 five to six hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 64 miles [103 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 132 miles [212.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,773 miles [9,290.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,482 miles [10,431.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,358 miles [7,013.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ringtown) 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 Ringtown 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 Ringtown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5134, Longitude: -75.6982 In this case, the coordinates for Ringtown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.971 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.649 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.488 degrees. |
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