Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ryde:
  • 40.435633, -77.758882
  • 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 Ryde

• 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 Mifflin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mifflin County
  • Since Ryde is near Juniata County and also Huntingdon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Juniata County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Huntingdon 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 Ryde

Communities Also Named Ryde ...

We found one communities that are also named Ryde.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Ryde is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Ryde in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • California
    • Sacramento County
    • This Ryde is located in Sacramento County and lies 2,320 miles [3,733.7 km]<1> to the west of the Ryde that is located in Mifflin County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sacramento County community of Ryde.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ryde ...

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.

• Birdville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Birdville is located in Huntingdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdville
• Cross Keys
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cross Keys is located in Juniata County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
• Little Kansas
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Little Kansas is located in Mifflin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Kansas
• Lockport
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Lockport is located in Mifflin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
• Longfellow
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Longfellow is located in Mifflin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longfellow
• Lucy Furnace
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lucy Furnace is located in Mifflin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucy Furnace
• Peru Mills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Peru Mills is located in Juniata County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Mills
• Reeds Gap
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Reeds Gap is located in Juniata County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Gap
• Vineyard
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Vineyard is located in Mifflin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard

How Far From Ryde to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ryde and extending to:

• Lewistown, which is the Seat of Mifflin County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ryde to Lewistown, with an average speed<2> 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 four to five hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 47 miles [75.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 112 miles [180.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,862 miles [9,434 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,575 miles [10,581.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,451 miles [7,163.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'