Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rutledge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rutledge and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Rutledge
- 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 Rutledge:
- 39.901524, -75.328933
- 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 Rutledge
- 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 Delaware County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Delaware County
- Since Rutledge is near Philadelphia County and also Gloucester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Philadelphia County
- eBird sighting report for Gloucester 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 Rutledge ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Rutledge.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Rutledge is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Crenshaw County
- This Rutledge is located in Crenshaw County and lies 832 miles [1,339 km]<1> to the southwest of the Rutledge that is located in Delaware County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crenshaw County community of Rutledge.
- Jefferson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Rutledge [Jefferson County].
- Florida
- Alachua County
- This Rutledge is located in Alachua County and lies 811 miles [1,305.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Rutledge that is located in Delaware County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alachua County community of Rutledge.
- Orange County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Rutledge [Orange County].
- Georgia
- Iowa
- Maryland
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Knox County
- This Rutledge is located in Knox County and lies 884 miles [1,422.7 km]<1> to the west of the Rutledge that is located in Delaware County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Rutledge.
- McDonald County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Rutledge [McDonald County].
- Oregon
- Tennessee
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rutledge ...
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.
- Bowling Green
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowling Green have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Bowling Green is located in Delaware County
- Californian
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Californian have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Californian
- Californian is located in Delaware County
- Chester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Chester is located in Delaware County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,692 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <4>
- Garden City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Garden City is located in Delaware County
- Kellyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
- Kellyville is located in Delaware County
- Lester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Lester is located in Delaware County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lester <4>
- Media
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Media
- Media is located in Delaware County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,787 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Media <4>
- Oak Lane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Pilgrim Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pilgrim Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Gardens
- Pilgrim Gardens is located in Delaware County
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- Pine Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Pine Ridge is located in Delaware County
- Providence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Delaware County
- Rose Tree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Rose Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Valley
- Rose Valley is located in Delaware County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 952 people
- Sackville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Summits Edge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summits Edge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summits Edge
- Summits Edge is located in Delaware County
- Pine Ridge
How Far From Rutledge 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 Rutledge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rutledge and extending to:
- Media, which is the Seat of Delaware County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Rutledge to Harrisburg, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 114 miles [183.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,783 miles [9,306.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,488 miles [10,441.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,365 miles [7,024.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rutledge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Delaware County: www.co.delaware.pa.us/
The official website for State 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Rutledge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rutledge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9015, Longitude: -75.3289 |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Rutledge could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Rutledge to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.806 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.365 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.586 degrees. |