Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ripple, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ripple and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ripple
- 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 Ripple:
- 41.304248, -76.242156
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Ripple
- 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 Luzerne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Luzerne County
- Since Ripple is near Columbia County and also Wyoming County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Columbia County
- eBird sighting report for Wyoming 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Ripple ...
We found one communities that share the name Ripple.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Ripple is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Ripple in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ontario
- This Ripple lies 726 miles [1,168.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Ripple that is located in Luzerne County.
- Ontario
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ripple ...
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.
- Central
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Fades
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Five Points
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Columbia County
- Harveyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
- Harveyville is located in Luzerne County
- Loyalville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Loyalville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalville
- Loyalville is located in Luzerne County
- Marshall Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Hollow
- Marshall Hollow is located in Luzerne County
- Mossville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
- Mossville is located in Luzerne County
- Pikes Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pikes Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Creek
- Pikes Creek is located in Luzerne County
- Red Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Red Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Register
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Ricketts ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Roaring Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roaring Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Brook
- Roaring Brook is located in Luzerne County
- Sweet Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweet Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Valley
- Sweet Valley is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweet Valley <4>
How Far From Ripple 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 Ripple to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<5> community of Ripple once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Ripple and extending to:
- Wilkes-Barre, which is the Seat of Luzerne County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ripple to Wilkes-Barre, with an average speed<6> 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 6 hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 78 miles [125.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 171 miles [275.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,763 miles [9,274.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,476 miles [10,422.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,352 miles [7,003.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Luzerne County: www.luzernecounty.org/
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ripple) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ripple. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3042, Longitude: -76.2422 In this case, the coordinates for Ripple have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ripple, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Ripple to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.228 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.065 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.394 degrees. |