Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ryot:
  • 40.145912, -78.636685
  • 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 Ryot

• 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 Bedford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bedford County
  • Since Ryot is near Somerset County and also Cambria County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cambria 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 Ryot

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ryot ...

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.

• Cessna
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cessna is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cessna
• Churchville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Churchville is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
• Crumb
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Crumb is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumb
• Fishertown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Fishertown is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishertown
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fishertown <1>
• Helixville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Helixville is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helixville
• Lovely
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Lovely is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely
• New Paris
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • New Paris is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Paris
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Paris <1>
• Pleasantville
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Pleasantville is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
• Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Point is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point
• Spring Meadow
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Spring Meadow is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadow
• Springhope
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Springhope is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhope

How Far From Ryot 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 Ryot to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ryot and extending to:

• Bedford, which is the Seat of Bedford County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ryot to Bedford, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 93 miles [149.7 km] to the east (E). 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 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 121 miles [194.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,911 miles [9,512.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,625 miles [10,661.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,500 miles [7,242 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'