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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 Ripple, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ripple 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 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.
- Open 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:
- Open the 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Ripple
Communities Also Named Ripple ...
We found one communities that are also named 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.
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)
- Central is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Fades
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fades is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fades
- Five Points
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Five Points is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Harveyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Harveyville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
- Loyalville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Loyalville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalville
- Marshall Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Marshall Hollow is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Hollow
- Mossville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mossville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
- Pikes Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pikes Creek is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Creek
- Red Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Red Hill is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Red Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Red Rock is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Register
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Register is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
- Ricketts ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ricketts is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricketts
- Roaring Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Roaring Brook is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Brook
- Sweet Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
How Far From Ripple 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 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<3> 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<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- 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).<8>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ripple) 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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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.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). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.228 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.065 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.394 degrees. |
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